Maiduguri Rocked by Multiple Suicide Bombings: Police Confirm 23 Dead, 108 Injured in Coordinated Attacks
The tragic multiple suicide bombings in Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria's Borno State, have claimed at least 23 lives and left 108 people injured, according to confirmation from the Borno State Police Command. The coordinated attacks occurred on Monday evening (March 16, 2026), targeting at least three locations in the city: the entrance to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, the popular Monday Market, and a post office area in the city center. Preliminary police investigations indicate that the explosions were carried out by suspected suicide bombers using improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Explosives clearance teams have been deployed to the scenes, and security has been significantly heightened across Maiduguri in response. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the blasts, but the incidents mark a concerning escalation in violence in the region, which has long been affected by insurgency from groups like Boko Haram and its factions. These attacks follow a ...