25 Persons Killed in Suicide Bomb Attack in Mosque in Maiduguri

A huge number of casualties have been recorded after some suicide bombers suspected to be Boko Haram members attacked a worship centre in the North-eastern part of Nigeria. 

According to SaharaReporters, no fewer than 25 people have lost their lives in a calculated suicide bomb attack that rocked a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno state.
 
There has been increased attacks since the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed declared the Federal Government has won the war against the Boko Haram sect.
 
See a screenshot via the Twitter handle of the online news platform:
 

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