Four separate explosions were reported Monday evening in Maiduguri, Nigeria's northeastern capital city. The blasts occurred near key locations including a post office, market, and hospital, while Nigerian military forces earlier repelled suspected insurgent attacks on the city's outskirts.
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Four separate explosions shook Nigeria’s northeastern capital of Maiduguri on Monday evening, according to security officials and local residents who witnessed the incidents.
The detonations occurred in the capital city of Borno state, an area that has been plagued by insurgent violence. Local sources reported that three of the explosions happened in Maiduguri’s downtown area – one near a postal facility, another close to a marketplace, and a third in the vicinity of a medical facility. A fourth blast was reported in the Kaleri district, security officials and residents told Reuters.
Authorities have not yet determined what triggered the explosions, and neither police nor military officials provided immediate statements about the incidents.
Earlier on Monday, Nigerian military forces issued a statement confirming they had successfully fought off attacks launched by suspected Islamic militants on Maiduguri’s outer areas during the early morning hours.
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