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Blast at Mosque in Nigeria Kills 5 and Injures More Than 30 in Apparent Suicide Attack

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he bombing is the latest in a series of attacks in Nigeria’s troubled northern region.An emergency official stands outside Borno State Specialist Hospital, where people injured in an explosion during evening prayers at a mosque are being treated, in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, on Dec. 24, 2025. Ahmed Kingimi/Reuters12/25/2025|Updated: 12/25/2025LAGOS, Nigeria—A bomb exploded during prayers at a mosque in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Wednesday night, killing five people in what police described as a likely suicide attack.Police said that 35 people were also injured in the attack.The Associated PressAuthorAuthor’s Selected Articles

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