This was reported by the Borno State Police.
"Unfortunately, a total of 23 people died, and 108 more were injured in various degrees of severity," reads a statement posted on the law enforcement agencies' Facebook page.
The explosions occurred in the city of Maiduguri, the administrative center of the state. According to investigators, suicide bombers detonated improvised explosive devices near the university hospital, a market and one of the highway overpasses. The police conducted a check for other explosive devices. The victims were taken to hospitals, and law enforcement officers began investigating the circumstances of the incident and searching for those responsible.
Maiduguri is the city where the extremist group Boko Haram, the main opponent of the Nigerian security forces, was founded in 2009. The group aims to seize power in the country and constantly commits terrorist acts. In 2015, the Nigerian Armed Forces inflicted a major defeat on Boko Haram and significantly reduced the territory under its control. In response, the militants began to establish their bases in neighboring countries, primarily in the Lake Chad area. In 2015, Boko Haram split, and a militant group emerged from its ranks, which later created the Islamic State in West Africa. tass.ru .
