On Sunday a church bombing in Potiskum killed five people.
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At least 1.4 million people have been forced to flee their homes by fighting in the northeastern states of Africa’s most populous country as of June, according to data from the global Organization for Migration.
The Boko Harman militancy has also spilled over into several neighboring African nations as well.
Based on a first reconstruction, a suicide bomber carried out the attack.
The attack happened at Sabon Gari village, some 110 kilometres (68 miles) from Maiduguri, the state capital. The blast, according to a congregant who was too scared to give identification, came from a woman in the congregation itself.
Red Cross officials and security agencies have evacuated the dead bodies while the 32 injured persons were taking to the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria and other hospitals in the city for treatment.
While Islamic extremist group Boko Haram has not claimed the bombing, the group has been attributed to a recent wave of attacks in Nigeria’s north that over the last week left about 250 people dead.
Zinari Shehu, a local radio journalist, said the bomb went off in a suburb where people had gathered to greet a newly-appointed head administrator.
Boko Haram took over large swathes of territory previous year but has since been repelled from most parts by Nigerian forces with the help of Chad, Niger and Cameroon. Boko Haram may be responding to an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) order to commit more mayhem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Boko Haram has been blamed for the deaths of some 200 people just this previous week. There were conflicting reports as to whether the bomber was male or female.
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Tuesday’s blast brings to 433 the total number of people killed by terrorist attacks in Nigeria since President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office on May 29.
