The twin bomb blasts from suicide bombers which occurred in the early hours of Monday at the University of Maiduguri Mosque, Borno State has claimed the lives of a Professor, four others and many others injured.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but it is believed to have been carried out by the terrorist group Boko Haram.
It was gathered that emergency workers have evacuated the bodies of those killed to the mortuary and those injured were moved to a nearby hospital within Maiduguri town.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the incidence and reported that the twin blasts at University of Maiduguri occurred at about 5am in the morning.
According to sources in the university “one of the suicide bombers detonated his explosion at a Mosque near gate 1 when people were observing their early morning prayer, the second one was said to have occurred around gate 5 of the University.”
Witnesses said the mosque was completely destroyed.
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