Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect on Saturday killed 11 people in an attack inside a mosque in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state.
Bornu State Police Commissioner, Damian Chukwu, who confirmed the attack, said the insurgents struck at about 5:40 am.
According to him, two suicide bombers, accompanied by a gunman, infiltrated the mosque located in Kushari village behind old CBN quarters in the ancient city.
Chukwu said security operatives had been deployed in the area while investigation was ongoing.
He said, “On-the-spot assessment at the scene revealed that at about 0540hrs gunmen suspected to be BH terrorists & suicide bombers infiltrated Gwozari/Kushari in Polo general area, Maiduguri shooting sporadically & detonated IEDs strapped to their bodies.”
“Eleven people including three bombers died while fifteen others sustained injuries and are currently hospitalized at the State Specialist Hospital Maiduguri.”
Saturday’s mosque attack comes four days after insurgents opened fire on the convoy of Kashim Shettima, governor of the state, killing three people.
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