Teen suicide bomber kills father, nine people in Nigeria

People stand among the damage following an attack on a mosque in the town of Gamboru in Borno state, Nigeria, January 3, 2018. PHOTO | REUTERS

A suicide bomber killed his father and nine other people in an early morning attack on a mosque in Gamboru-Ngala, Borno State in northeast Nigeria, military officials and a local said.

The bomber, identified as a teenage boy, detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) strapped to his body during dawn prayers on Wednesday.