Suicide attack kills 'over 30' in northeast Nigeria

By Rafiu Ajakaye

LAGOS, Nigeria (AA) - More than 30 people have been killed and several dozens injured Tuesday morning in a suicide attack at a mosque in the northeastern Adamawa state of Nigeria, police said.

“At around 5.20 a.m. [0420GMT] today, a boy around 17 years of age detonated a suicide vest shortly after the commencement of the morning prayers at a mosque in Mubi town, killing over 30 people including himself,” Othman Abubakar, a police spokesman, told Anadolu Agency by phone.

Mustapha Ladan, an emergency worker, said they presently have 41 dead bodies.

“At the moment, we have 41 dead bodies while dozens are being treated at a nearby hospital,” he told Anadolu Agency by phone.

Despite government's claim of having defeated the group, Boko Haram continues its deadly attacks on soft targets, mostly using suicide bombers and skeletal attacks in isolated areas of the region.

On Sunday, six farmers were shot dead and then mutilated at a plantation in Borno state.