Blast at Mosque in Nigeria Kills 5 and Injures More Than 30 in Apparent Suicide Attack
he bombing is the latest in a series of attacks in Nigeria’s troubled northern region.
An emergency official stands outside Borno State Specialist Hospital, where people injured in an explosion during evening prayers at a mosque are being treated, in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, on Dec. 24, 2025. Ahmed Kingimi/Reuters
LAGOS, Nigeria—A bomb exploded during prayers at a mosque in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Wednesday night, killing five people in what police described as a likely suicide attack.
Police said that 35 people were also injured in the attack.
