An explosion struck a mosque during evening prayers in Maiduguri, Nigeria, with no immediate reports of casualties or official comment.No group has claimed responsibility, but the city has long faced attacks linked to the Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgency.

People inspect the scene of a deadly bomb explosion at a mosque in Maiduguri, Nigeria. The blast killed five people in what police described as a likely suicide attack. The

A devastating explosion struck a mosque in Maiduguri, Nigeria, during evening prayers, with no immediate reports on casualties. The city has been a hotbed for Islamist insurgencies led by Boko Haram and ISWAP.

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - A bomb blast at a busy meat market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Tuesday killed about 50 people, an eyewitness and hospital sources said, in an attack that bore the hallmarks of Islamist Boko Haram militants.

Nigerian Army reports a suicide bomber attack at a Maiduguri mosque, confirming 32 injuries and two fatalities. Security measures heightened during festive season.

The Nigerian Army has confirmed that the explosion which ripped through a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Wednesday evening was a suicide attack carried out by a Boko Haram terrorist.

Residents watch as two men walk amidst rubble after Boko Haram militants raided the town of Benisheik, west of Borno State capital Maiduguri September 19, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities imposed a 24-hour curfew ...

Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering security matters and counter-insurgency in Nigeria and Africa.Maiduguri, Borno State - Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) at a Juma’at Mosque in Gamboru Ward,