The Nigerian Army has confirmed that the explosion that rocked a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, was a suicide attack carried out by a Boko Haram terrorist.
The blast occurred at the Al Adum Juma’at Mosque located within the Gamboru Market area of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council during the Maghrib prayer.
Providing an update on Thursday, the spokesman of the Theatre Command, Operation Hadin Kai, Lt.-Col. Sani Uba, said preliminary investigations revealed that the attack was executed by a suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber who detonated an improvised explosive device inside the mosque.
According to him, the bomber died instantly in the explosion alongside two civilians at the scene.
In a statement, Lt.-Col. Uba said troops of Operation Hadin Kai, in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit, other security agencies, the Borno State Government and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), swiftly responded to the incident to secure the area and prevent further casualties.
He disclosed that victims of the explosion were immediately evacuated to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital and the General Hospital, Maiduguri, for urgent medical attention.
The army spokesman confirmed that 32 civilians sustained varying degrees of injuries in the attack, adding that two of the injured later died while receiving treatment at the hospital. He said two other victims are currently in critical condition.
Lt.-Col. Uba assured residents that security had been intensified across Maiduguri and surrounding communities, especially during the festive period.
He urged members of the public to remain calm, vigilant and continue to cooperate with security agencies as efforts are sustained to protect lives and property in Borno State.
