A suicide bomber has blew himself up at a mosque in the northeast town of Damboa in Borno State killing at least six people Punch reports.
According to the Nigerian Army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman the attack happened at about 5:15 am (0415 GMT) in Damboa, 90 kilometres (56 miles) southwest of the Borno state capital, Maiduguri.
The spokesman blamed the attack on “two Boko Haram terrorists”.
Here’s what he said, according to Punch:
“The first suicide bomber targeted Damboa Central Mosque but due to stringent security measures he could not gain entry. Obviously frustrated, he exploded and died near the central mosque.
However, the second bomber veered off and gained entry into another smaller mosque and detonated the bomb, killing himself and six other worshipers and injuring one other person.
The wounded have been evacuated to a hospital while efforts are on to clear the rubble. Troops and other security agencies have been mobilised to the area.”
The new attack on the town is reportedly the latest mosque bombing by the terrorist group. And this comes just days after the Nigerian Army said it stopped three female suicide bombers from attacking internally displaced people in Monguno in northeast of Maiduguri.
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