Deadly blasts at market and hospital raise fears of renewed Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria

Nigeria termination bombings killed astatine slightest 23 radical and wounded much than 100 others successful Maiduguri, officials said Tuesday, arsenic a Christian nonprofit person warned the unit highlights ongoing spiritual persecution.

The Associated Press reported that 1 of the deadliest attacks connected Maiduguri successful caller past progressive explosions successful crowded areas connected Monday night, including a large marketplace successful the superior of Borno authorities and the entranceway to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.

Borno constabulary spokesperson Nahum Kenneth Daso said successful a connection that the wounded "sustained varying degrees of injuries," blaming the attacks connected suspected termination bombers.

President Bola Tinubu, who departed Nigeria connected Tuesday for a two-day authorities sojourn to the United Kingdom, offered condolences to the victims and instructed information chiefs to "take complaint of the situation" successful Maiduguri.

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A wide presumption of an armored constabulary conveyance astatine a marketplace successful Maiduguri connected March 17, 2026, a time aft blasts successful the city. Coordinated blasts by suspected termination bombers tore done a engaged marketplace and different areas successful the Nigerian metropolis of Maiduguri, sidesplitting astatine slightest 23 radical and wounding much than 100 others, successful 1 of the worst caller attacks connected the superior of Borno state. Three blasts detonated connected the evening of March 16, 2026, conscionable aft radical successful the Muslim-majority metropolis broke their Ramadan fasts, striking a main market, the entranceway of Maiduguri's largest teaching infirmary and a station office.  (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

"The Monday attacks were hopeless acts of the evil-minded violent groups," Tinubu said. "Our gallant subject and civilian task forces volition curtail and enactment them down."

While nary radical has claimed responsibility, the AP reported suspicion has fallen connected the Boko Haram jihadi group, which launched an insurgency successful northeastern Nigeria successful 2009 to enforce its extremist mentation of Shariah law.

Since launching its insurgency, Boko Haram has grown stronger, with thousands of fighters and aggregate factions, immoderate aligned with the Islamic State group.

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Funeral for Boko Haram victims successful Yobe, Nigeria (Stringer/Reuters)

The explosions connected Monday nighttime began astatine astir 7:30 p.m. astatine the entranceway of the teaching hospital. A fewer minutes later, a 2nd and 3rd blast followed astatine the Monday Market and a adjacent station bureau hub, some astir 2.5 miles from the hospital.

Caleb Jonah, who survived the detonation astatine the infirmary entrance, told the AP helium suffered injuries to his legs and hands.

"I was coming to the infirmary to cheque (in on) a diligent erstwhile I saw 2 men struggling with the information men astatine the gate," Jonah said. "Before I could process what was going connected I heard the deafening blast and I passed out."

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Nigerian soldiers thrust astir successful pick-ups during grooming astatine a subject basal successful Borno state, Nigeria, connected July 5, 2025.   (Joris Bolomey/AFP via Getty Images)

Brad Brandon, CEO and laminitis of Across Nigeria, said the onslaught was personal. His enactment is committed to transforming Nigeria and the surrounding regions by sharing the emotion of God done Jesus Christ, according to the group’s website.

"As the CEO and laminitis of Across Nigeria, these caller attacks successful Maiduguri are idiosyncratic and a stark reminder that the devastating unit continues successful bluish Nigeria," helium said successful a statement. "This is the effect of extremist Islamic groups that are allowed to run unchecked. The lone question is, however galore much indispensable beryllium killed, earlier the satellite wakes up to the genocide that slaughters thousands of Christians each year."

"We condemn these convulsive acts and the perpetrators who perpetrate them," helium added. "We besides telephone connected the U.S. Government to intervene and the media to clasp their relation successful bringing airy to the hidden things of darkness."

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While Maiduguri has been astatine the halfway of deadly unit successful Nigeria, it has experienced comparative bid successful caller years, adjacent arsenic extremists batter the countryside.

Monday’s onslaught took spot little than 24 hours aft the Nigerian subject repelled attacks by militants extracurricular Maiduguri.

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By Tuesday morning, dense information had been deployed to the affected locations and on large roads.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.