Dozens of worshippers were killed Thursday when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a mosque in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, witnesses said.

“All the people in the mosque died. Not a single one escaped,” said Muhtari Ahmadu, a trader near the scene.

“We counted 42 dead bodies outside the mosque,” added Amadu Marte, a vigilante supporting the security forces in the fight against the Islamist Boko Haram group, which has carried out repeated attacks in the region.

Borno state police confirmed that the mosque was hit by twin bombings but gave a lower toll of about 14 dead.

Following the explosions, the mosque collapsed and injured “many people praying”, the police said in a statement.

“Casualties have been evacuated to UMTH (University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital) and specialist hospitals in Maiduguri,” it added.

The bombers slipped into the mosque disguised as worshippers, witnesses said.

One of the attackers set off the first blast when he entered the mosque, they said. The second bomber detonated his explosives soon after, when many had rushed to the scene to help the first victims.

“When rescuers and sympathizers gathered in front of the place, the second one went off, killing many of them,” Marte said.

The blasts occurred around 6:30pm (1730 GMT) in Molai, in the western suburbs of Maiduguri, where worshippers had gathered for evening prayers, the witnesses said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack but suspicion fell on Boko Haram, which was founded in Borno’s state capital Maiduguri in 2009.

The city has been hit repeatedly since President Muhammadu Buhari came to power on May 29 with a vow to crush the insurgency.

Boko Haram claimed responsibility for three suicide attacks in the satellite towns of Kuje and Nyanya outside Nigeria’s capital Abuja on October 2, which killed a total of 18 people and injured 41.

Nigeria’s military claims the Islamist militants are a spent force and that troops have driven them from their camps and occupied territory in the remote region.

But guerrilla-style attacks have continued, including across the border. At the weekend, 41 people were killed in triple explosions in Baga Sola, on the Chadian side of Lake Chad, where Nigeria meets Niger, Chad and Cameroon.

The four countries have launched a joint offensive against the Islamists.

Their mission received a boost on Wednesday when US President Barack Obama said he was deploying up to 300 military personnel to Cameroon for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations against Boko Haram insurgents.http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/suicide-bombers-disguised-as-worshippers-kill-many-in-mosque/

Black days for Nigeria.

Buhari's administration is increasing the number of widows, widowers, and orphans in Nigeria.

Firefire:
Black days for Nigeria.

God forbid, better days ahead for nigeria.

IGBOPRINCE:
God forbid, better days ahead for nigeria.

RIP to the dead.

Who is talking about ahead...? the current situation is sorrowful and black days already.

"let's tell ourselves the truth, the religious leaders(Muslim leaders) and the political elites(PMB, Atiku etc) are to be blamed for bringing BH to this country. Its so unfortunate a particular religion is being used to perpetrate such evil. RIP to the dead". Quote me anywhere

sorry for...

its high time we pray for dis new govmnt .its true buhari wished jonathan evil, but as a true nigerian let us pray for buhari,because its d innocent ppl dat are dying




I don't like buhari and I neva will after what apnd 2011,but I don't like violence of any form. Our ppl are dying, hausa,igbo,yoruba we must fight 2geda like we fought ebola. MAy God bless u all

When a delinquent child is being overlooked as a non issue, he will turn into a monster that would consume the household.

hijab should be ban in the northeast region of this country. hijab is really causing confusion among the muslim faithfuls this should be checked. i remember when this killings was much in chad region the government of chad ban hijab and thank God islamist sect av limit their killings.

Johnnyessence:
hijab should be ban in the northeast region of this country. hijab is really causing confusion among the muslim faithfuls this should be checked. i remember when this killings was much in chad region the government of chad ban hijab and thank God islamist sect av limit their killings.

should cars be banned also since it is being use for bombing

In bubu voice ...
This is an unstructured attack , we have dealt with the structured attacks.

The mumu no know say , no matter how e classify am , the endpoint is to kill innoccent nigerians

But i doubt if People whey innocent for the mosque reach 10%

A lot of innocent Nigerians has been killed by this dare devil terrorist,especially in the North East.Government must make sure that worship centers are adequately manned and people screened properly before entering such places,especially in the North.
May their souls rest in peace!

Upnepaa:
should cars be banned also since it is being use for bombing

it's when hijab was banned in chad country that the issue of insurgency was reduced to the bearest minimum. hijab in the northeast should be banned.

latest suicide attack in the northeast was been caused by little girls wearing hijab. hijab wearing in the northeast should be banned and u will see the result of attacks by the insurgency. it's painful this is too much.

Hmmmmn. This thing must end ASAP... Buhari do something please

These bombing is becoming tooooooooo...................Structured................Dullardindiho.

We are winning war against boko haram said Nigeria Army and Buhari