The bomb went off as Muslim faithful gathered for evening prayers. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Another 35 people were injured in the explosion during evening prayers in the city of Maiduguri, police say.

An explosion hit a mosque during evening prayers in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, killing seven worshippers, as authorities investigated a suspected bombing in a city long affected by jihadist insurgency.