A blast hit a mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday in Maiduguri, Nigeria, RT sources have said.

There is no immediate word on casualties or official comment as of yet.

The city has been at the heart of an Islamist insurgency waged by Boko Haram and its offshoot Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) for nearly two decades.

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