Nigeria, March 17 -- At least 23 people have been killed and 108 others injured following triple explosions in Maiduguri, the Borno State Police Command has said.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the explosions, which occurred on Monday evening, struck three locations-the El-Kanemi Monday Market, the gate of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), and the Post Office area.

The spokesperson for the police command, Nahum Daso, said preliminary findings indicate that the attacks were carried out by suspected suicide bombers, an assertion corroborated by the military.

Security agencies, including police tactical units and the military, were immediately deployed to the scenes, he said, adding that the areas were cordoned off and sw...