Security forces at the scene of bomb explosions in Maiduguri after attacks on a market and hospital area.
Police say order has been restored in Maiduguri after coordinated bombings in the Borno State capital that killed at least 23 people and injured more than 100.
Borno Police Command spokesman, Kenneth Daso, said security forces have stabilised the city and launched a full investigation into the attacks.
“Well, as of now, I would say in Borno State, normalcy has been restored,” Daso said during an intrview with a news outlets
“Joint security forces are currently undergoing security operations, and investigations are ongoing as the police are still probing the scene of the incidents.”
The blasts struck a busy market, the entrance of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, and a nearby post office on Monday evening. Authorities believe suspected suicide bombers carried out the coordinated attacks.
President Bola Tinubu has ordered security chiefs to move to Maiduguri and take charge of the situation.
“I want to make it categorically clear that these acts of terror are the final desperate and frantic attempts by criminals and terrorist elements trying to instil and spread fear,” he said.
Nigeria’s governors condemned the attacks, calling them a “reckless waste of human lives,” and urged security agencies to weaken the capacity of those responsible.
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Inspector General of Police Tunji Disu visited victims receiving treatment at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital and assessed the blast sites. He assured residents that the police would dismantle networks behind the attacks and prevent a recurrence.
Witnesses said panic spread after the first explosion at the market, as people fled towards an exit near the post office, where another blast occurred minutes later.
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