UPDATE: Five dead, 35 injured in suicide IED attack on Gamborun mosque

UPDATE: Five dead, 35 injured in suicide IED attack on Gamborun mosque

By: Zagazola Makama

No fewer than five worshippers were killed, while 35 others sustained injuries on Wednesday following an improvised explosive device (IED) attack by a suicide bomber at a mosque in Gamborun area of Maiduguri, Borno State.

The incident occurred at about 6:15 p.m. during Magrib prayers when the attacker detonated the IED inside the mosque, which was filled with worshippers.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Nahum Daso, confirmed the incident, saying the explosion killed five persons on the spot and left 35 others with varying degrees of injuries.

Daso said the injured victims were immediately evacuated to hospitals in Maiduguri for medical treatment.

He added that men of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit, alongside other security agencies, were deployed to the scene to secure the area, cordon off the vicinity and conduct thorough checks to rule out the presence of secondary explosive devices.

UPDATE: Five dead, 35 injured in suicide IED attack on Gamborun mosque