Following Monday’s deadly blasts, the Nigerian Army has alerted Maiduguri residents to the potential deployment of more suicide bombers by Boko Haram, warning the public to steer clear of crowded areas.
The alarm followed a suicide bombing, which reportedly occurred almost simultaneously at the gates of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, the Monday Market Roundabout, and the Post Office area, leaving 23 dead and 108 injured.
The blasts, suspected to have been caused by improvised explosive devices planted by fighters of Boko Haram, were reported around 7 p.m., shortly after Muslims broke their fast.
In a Tuesday statement signed by Lt Col. Sanni Uba, the Media Information Officer of the Northeast Joint Taskforce Operation Hadin Kai of the Nigerian Army, the attacks targeted crowded public areas in an attempt by the terrorists to inflict mass casualties and create panic within the metropolis.
