Suicide bomber kills 50 at Nigerian mosque

A suicide bomber killed at least 50 people at a mosque in north-eastern Nigeria yesterday – the biggest mass killing this year in the region facing an insurgency by Boko Haram.

As of yesterday there was no claim of responsibility, but the attack bears the hallmarks of a faction led by Abubakar Shekau, which forces women and girls to carry out suicide bombings.

“Some of the dead were in pieces beyond recognition,” said Bayi Muhammad, a worshipper at the mosque in Mubi, Adamawa state.