At least five people have been killed in a suspected suicide bomb attack outside a mosque in northeast Nigeria.
Security officials said the attack after Friday prayers on July 13 in Maiduguri appeared to target two local leaders who had condemned a recent series of attacks by the Boko Haram sect.
Maiduguri, a Boko Haram stronghold, has been a flashpoint for violence.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in some parts of the state.
Security officials said the attack after Friday prayers on July 13 in Maiduguri appeared to target two local leaders who had condemned a recent series of attacks by the Boko Haram sect.
Maiduguri, a Boko Haram stronghold, has been a flashpoint for violence.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in some parts of the state.