There is a deafening bang - a bomb blast. Then another. Dismembered bodies litter the ground. Agonising wailings rent the air. Emergency aid workers scuttle to the scene. The dead are relocated to the morgue, and the injured to the hospital. Security operatives arrive to cordon off the area. The opposition party screams government incompetence. The president releases a statement to condemn the insurgents.
In northeastern Nigeria, this is a familiar story. When Boko Haram struck on Wednesday, only the fine details were altered. This time, the target was a mosque in Ummarari village near Molai, on the outskirts of Maiduguri, Boko Haram's capital.
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