Tragic Explosion Targets Mosque in Maiduguri, Nigeria

Thu Dec 25 2025 01:20:30 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

A suspected suicide bomber has carried out a deadly attack on a packed mosque in Borno state, Nigeria, during evening prayers, with multiple casualties feared.

An explosion occurred in a mosque in Maiduguri, Nigeria, during evening prayers, resulting in several feared casualties. Eyewitnesses report that the blast was caused by a suspected suicide bomber, with early reports suggesting that at least seven individuals may have been killed. The attack has not yet been claimed by any group, but the region has a history of violence targeting places of worship.

Several people are feared to have been killed and injured in Nigeria after a suspected suicide bomber carried out an attack on a mosque in Borno state.

Eyewitnesses said the blast happened during evening prayers. One report suggests seven people were killed, but there has been no official confirmation of any casualties.

Unverified footage on social media appears to show the aftermath of the explosion, with people stood in a market area with dust particles in the air.

No group has admitted carrying out the explosion in Maiduguri - the state's capital - but militants have previously targeted mosques and crowded places in the area with suicide and improvised explosive device (IED) attacks.

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