Overview
- Three near-simultaneous explosions struck the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital gate, the Monday Market and the Post Office area on Monday evening.
- State police said preliminary findings point to suicide bombers, and no group has claimed responsibility as officials note Boko Haram and ISWAP activity in the region.
- Authorities say security has been tightened across the city, explosives teams were deployed to the scenes and investigations are underway.
- The blasts followed an overnight attempt to attack a military post at Ajilari Cross that security forces repelled, part of a broader uptick in assaults across Borno.
- Police put the toll at 23 killed and 108 wounded, while emergency officials reported higher evacuation figures to multiple hospitals.