May 14, 2026

UPDATE! 17 Persons Injured In Maiduguri Twin Bomb Blasts

By Farouk Mohammed

BOMB BLASTS


17 persons have been injured in an explosion that occurred in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, around 8:48 am on Sunday morning.

 

Bomb Blasts

 

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), says the explosion was carried out by two suicide bombers, a male and a female near the popular Monday market.

NEMA’s information officer, Sani Datti, said in a statement that “only the suicide bombers lost their lives, and 17 persons were injured and evacuated to the Specialist Hospital Maiguduri.”

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