Boko Haram hits Maiduguri again, kills 5 near mosque

16 February 2019 11:12 am WAT

By danivert

Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri

No fewer than five persons have been killed by Boko Haram near a mosque in Maiduguri.

The insurgents attacked a mosque at a sprawling settlement in Maiduguri during early morning prayers on Saturday.

Eyewitnesses said five bodies were evacuated from the scene while some people were injured. A suicide bomber also detonated explosives around the area.

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