At Least 23 Killed, Over 100 Injured in Suicide Attack in Northeast Nigeria, Police Say

Kathmandu. Police on Tuesday stated that at least 23 people were killed and more than one hundred injured in a suicide attack in northeastern Nigeria.

The city has been unsettled by previous attacks on a military base and a bombing and attack on a mosque in December, as the problem has worsened with Nigeria's long-running insurgency being pushed into the rural interior.

It is reported that fighters from Boko Haram and the rival jihadist group Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have recently increased attacks in northeastern Nigeria.

Their 16-year campaign has claimed the lives of more than 40,000 people and displaced nearly 2 million. Police spokesperson Nahum Kenneth Dasso mentioned that the initial investigation revealed the incident was carried out by suspects, and the police confirmed the incident in a statement.

Citing an anti-jihadist member, AFP reported that the death toll from the explosion could reach 31.

It is reported that the attackers targeted the city's main market, the gate of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, and the area around the post office flyover.

In a statement on Tuesday, the police said they had restored normalcy to the affected areas and that security forces had increased surveillance around Maiduguri and its surroundings to prevent further incidents.