The attack comes after President Trump ordered the Defense Department last month to prepare to intervene militarily in Nigeria to protect Christians from Islamic militants.

President Trump announced Thursday that the US military hit ISIS terrorists in Nigeria targeting Christians with “numerous” deadly airstrikes.

A bomb has exploded during prayers at a mosque in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri, killing five people. Police describe it as a likely suicide attack.

At least five people have been killed in a bomb explosion in a packed mosque in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno state, a police spokesman has said. Nahum Daso told local media another 35 people were injured in the blast in the Gamboru market of Maiduguri, the state capital, during evening prayers.

Nigeria's government has said armed groups target both Muslims and Christians, and U.S. claims that Christians face persecution do not represent the complex security situation and ignore efforts to safeguard religious freedom.

A U.S. airstrike that targeted an alleged camp of the Islamic State group in Nigeria has caused panic in the village of Jabo, close to where the strike hit.

LAGOS, Nigeria -- A bomb exploded during prayers at a mosque in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri on Wednesday night, killing five people in what police described as a likely suicide attack. Police said 35 people were also injured in the attack.

Human rights activist Deji Adeyanju has mentioned the four categories of people are not happy about the United States airstrike against terrorists in Nigeria.

At least five people have been killed in a bomb explosion in a packed mosque in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno state, a police spokesman has said. Nahum Daso told local media another 35 people were injured in the blast in the Gamboru market of Maiduguri,

FNC's Shannon Bream hosts Meghan Hayes and Mollie Hemingway to discuss the U.S. bombing of alleged terrorists in Nigeria, and Ukrainian President Zelensky and Israeli PM Netanyahu visiting President Trump in Florida today and tomorrow.