Nigeria suicide attacks kill 23, wound more than 100An injured man looks out of an ambulance at a hospital where victims of an attack blamed on suspected jihadists were being treated, in Maiduguri, Nigeria on March 16, 2026. (Photo: AFP)MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Multiple explosions staged by suspected suicide bombers rocked the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 100 others, police said on Tuesday. “Preliminary investigation reveals that the incidents were carried out by suspected suicide bombers,” police spokesman Nahum Kenneth Daso said in a statement. “Many of them ran toward the Post Office area because the market entrance and the Post Office are not far apart. Unfortunately, as they were running towards Post Office, the person who had the explosive device ran into the crowd while people were still trying to escape,” said Mohammed.

Source: Bangkok Post March 17, 2026 07:42 UTC