A Bomb blast has occurred at a mosque along the popular Yan Kwali area of
\nthe Maiduguri Monday Market in Borno State, Nigeria\u2019s volatile north-east.<\/p>\n
The explosion occurred after the first \u2018Rakaat\u2019 of the Friday prayer session.<\/p>\n
Details of the incidence are still sketchy, but witnesses said unspecified
\nnumber of casualties were recorded.<\/p>\n
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Boko Haram
\nterrorist group is largely suspected.<\/p>\n
The attack is coming just few hours after an earlier incidence that
\nclaimed at least 11 lives along Gomari Airport Ward of Maiduguri, the
\nBorno State Capital.<\/p>\n
The incidence has forced the State Government to cancel activities lined
\nup to commemorate the Democracy Day on Friday.<\/p>\n
Counter-terrorism operations to chase the terrorists out of the oil-rich
\nnation\u2019s north-east have been on for over five years.<\/p>\n
Recent efforts have been concentrated on the Sambisa Forest stronghold of
\nthe terrorists, with several camps destroyed and many women and children
\nheld captive rescued.<\/p>\n
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