Latest Islamic State West Africa Province News & Updates

Borno (Nigeria), Dec 25 (IANS) An explosion tore through a mosque in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, during evening prayers, killing at least ten worshippers, according to local media reports. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday evening, has once again raised fears over renewed militant violence in a region that has endured years of insurgency.No armed group has claimed responsibility for the blast so far.Militia leader Babakura Kolo described the i…