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Coordinated Maiduguri Blasts Kill 23 in Suspected Suicide Attacks

Officials report no claim of responsibility, with the governor linking the strikes to recent Sambisa Forest operations.

Overview

  • Explosions struck the university hospital entrance, the main post office, a city market, and a fourth device detonated in the Kaleri neighborhood.
  • Police confirmed at least 23 people dead and about 108 wounded, including small children at the hospital site.
  • Authorities said the attacks likely involved suicide bombers based on initial findings.
  • No group has claimed responsibility as of Tuesday, leaving attribution uncertain.
  • The blasts came a day after security forces said they repelled a nighttime attack on a military base in Ajilari near Maiduguri.