{"id":454951,"date":"2025-12-25T03:56:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T03:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/25\/blast-hits-mosque-during-evening-prayers-in-nigerias-maiduguri\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T03:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T03:56:10","slug":"blast-hits-mosque-during-evening-prayers-in-nigerias-maiduguri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/25\/blast-hits-mosque-during-evening-prayers-in-nigerias-maiduguri\/","title":{"rendered":"Blast hits mosque during evening prayers in Nigeria\u2019s Maiduguri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/802\/80236738.295.jpg\" alt=\"People injured in an explosion during evening prayers at a mosque receive treatment at Borno State S\" title=\"People injured in an explosion during evening prayers at a mosque receive treatment at Borno State S\" width=\"295\" height=\"182\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>People injured in an explosion during evening prayers at a mosque receive treatment at Borno State S<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">An explosion tore through a mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday in Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria\u2019s Borno state, a Reuters witness said. <\/p>\n<p>There was no immediate word on casualties or official comment.<\/p>\n<p>The blast occurred in a city that has been at the heart of an Islamist insurgency waged by Boko Haram and its offshoot Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) for nearly two decades which has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions across the northeast.<\/p>\n<p>No group has claimed responsibility, but militants have previously targeted mosques and crowded places in Maiduguri in suicide bombings and improvised explosive device attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram launched its uprising in Borno state in 2009, seeking to establish an Islamic caliphate. <\/p>\n<p>Despite military offensives and regional cooperation, sporadic attacks continue to threaten civilians in the northeast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People injured in an explosion during evening prayers at a mosque receive treatment at Borno State S An explosion tore through a mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday in Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria\u2019s Borno state, a Reuters witness said. 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