The Nigerian Army’s Joint Task Force East, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), has confirmed that Boko Haram was behind the bomb at a mosque located within Gamboru Market in Maiduguri, Borno State.
Five worshippers were k!lled and 35 others injured when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the mosque during Maghrib prayers on Wednesday, December 24, 2025.
Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, December 25, said troops and other security agencies have intensified surveillance and security measures within Maiduguri and surrounding areas.
“Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) wishes to inform the general public of an explosion incident that occurred at about 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 24 December 2025, at a mosque located within Gamboru Market in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC), while Muslim faithfuls were observing evening prayers,” the statement read.
Preliminary findings indicated that the incident was caused by a suspected Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) suicide bomber, who detonated an improvised explosive device, k!lling himself and 2 civilians on the scene.
