A suspected Boko Haram bomber has reportedly attacked a group of
Muslims having their early morning prayers at a mosque opposite the
University of Maiduguri.
The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday, January 31 just
days after an earlier incident happened inside the university that
ended the life of a professor of veterinary medicine, Professor Aliyu
Mani, and others.
Security reports has it that the male suicide bomber entered the
mosque located in Dalori quarters opposite the university and
detonated the improvised explosive device while the congregation
observed their prayers.
The report said an unspecified number of people were killed in the
attack which was confirmed by the spokesperson of the National
Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Sani Datti.
Datti said: “There was a reported case of explosions at Dalori
quarters, Maiduguri, Borno State. Our Search and Rescue officers are
already on their way to the scene’.
