Suspected triple-suicide attacks kill at least 23 in Nigeria's Maiduguri

March 17, 2026 1:28 AM EDT

Members of the Nigerian Red Cross assist wounded victims into an ambulance after multiple explosions struck the northeastern city of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Adewale Kolawole

MAIDUGURI, ‌Nigeria, ​March ​17 (Reuters) - At ‌least 23 people ⁠were ‌killed and 108 ‌injured in suspected triple-suicide ​bomb attacks ⁠in Maiduguri city, ​capital of Nigeria's insurgency-hit northeastern ​state ‌of Borno, the ⁠state police command ⁠said in a ​statement late on Monday.

(Reporting by ‌Ahmed Kingimi; Writing ‌by ⁠Bate ‌Felix; ​Editing by Tom ‌Hogue)



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