Nigerian police believe that a suicide bomber carried out the Maiduguri mosque bombing
Announced Nigerian Police they suspect that A suicide bomber He carried out the explosion that killed a number of worshipers in a mosque on Christmas Eve, in the city of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in the northeast of the country.
A police spokesman said on Thursday that the death toll had reached 5 people, while 35 others were injured.
According to eyewitnesses and police officers, an explosive device exploded inside a crowded mosque in the Jamburu market in the city of Maiduguri, while the Worshipers had gathered for evening prayers.
Boko Haram insurgency
Maiduguri has for years witnessed an insurgency led by Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa branch, although the city itself has not witnessed major attacks for a long time.
Police spokesman Nahum Dassault told reporters: "An unknown person whom we suspect of belonging to a terrorist group entered the mosque, and the explosion occurred during prayer"
Dassault said in a statement on Wednesday evening: "The incident may have been a suicide bombing, based on fragments of a possible suicide vest and witness statements.".
And Nigeria has been witnessing a jihadist insurgency since 2009, and according to the United Nations, the conflict has killed at least 40,000 people and displaced about two million people in the northeast of the country.
Although the intensity of violence has declined over the past ten years, it has spread to neighboring countries: Niger, Chad, and Cameroon.
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