At least 24 people died when two female suicide bombers targeted a mosque in the village of Umurari near the Islamist city of Maiduguri on 16 March. Maiduguri is both the birthplace of the Nigerian extremist group, Boko Haram, and home to Nigeria's military’s command centre in its operations against the outfit. In response, President Muhammadu Buhari said that the attack “is yet another sign that Boko Haram is a mindless and godless group that in no way represents true Islam." This is the first attack on the city since December 2015, since then security forces have established roadblocks leading into Maiduguri, which has been partially successful in preventing attackers from targeting crowded areas.
At least 24 people died when two female suicide bombers targeted a mosque in the village of Umurari near the Nigerian city of Maiduguri on 16 March. Maiduguri is both the birthplace of the Islamist extremist group, Boko Haram, and home to Nigeria's military’s command centre in its operations against the outfit. In response, President Muhammadu Buhari said that the attack “is yet another sign that Boko Haram is a mindless and godless group that in no way represents true Islam." This is the first attack on the city since December 2015, since then security forces have established roadblocks leading into Maiduguri, which has been partially successful in preventing attackers from targeting crowded areas.