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Suspected Suicide Blasts Kill 23 in Maiduguri, Hitting Market, Hospital Gate and Post Office

Tinubu dispatched security chiefs to Maiduguri to oversee a tightened security response focused on identifying the perpetrators.

Overview

  • Police said three near-simultaneous explosions struck the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital gate, the Monday Market and the Post Office area on Monday evening.
  • The official toll stands at 23 dead and 108 injured, while emergency officials reported higher numbers of victims evacuated to multiple hospitals.
  • No group has claimed responsibility as police cite suspected suicide bombers and the military points to Boko Haram activity in a region where ISWAP also operates.
  • The blasts followed an overnight attack on a military post at Ajilari Cross that security forces repelled, part of a broader uptick in assaults across Borno state.
  • Authorities increased patrols, deployed EOD teams and cordoned the sites as hospitals handled large casualty flows during the final days of Ramadan.