At least four people were killed and 15 others injured in a suicide bomb attack on a university campus in northeast Nigeria, police said on Monday.
The blast happened at a mosque in the staff quarters area of the University of Maiduguri and is thought to have been carried out by a teenage girl, said a local resident and a lecturer.
Borno police spokesman Victor Isuku said that before the blast at the mosque, police on patrol shot a girl aged about 12 as she tried to get into the university at about 5:15 a.m. (0415 GMT).
“The IED (improvised explosive device) strapped to her body exploded, killing her instantly,” he said in a statement. “Shortly after that a second explosion occurred in a mosque inside the university.
“Four people, including a professor and the second suicide bomber, died, while 15 people sustained various degrees of injuries and were rushed to UMTH (University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital).”
One local resident said he heard two explosions at 5:25 a.m. as he was leaving the mosque in his neighborhood.
“I rushed to the university, which is not far from my house. On entering, I saw the mosque in a mess. Three people lay dead, including a young girl, whose body was badly mutilated,” he said.

Source: Arab News