Ammon News - At least 23 people were killed and ​108 injured in suspected multiple 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.

The first blast went ⁠off at a post office in ​the city centre and was immediately followed ​by another at the popular Monday market nearby, two security sources and three Maiduguri residents ​told Reuters on Monday.

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One blast hit the ​University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, and another struck the ‌eastern ⁠neighbourhood of Kaleri, all in the early evening of Monday.

"Preliminary investigation reveals that the incidents were carried out by ​suspected suicide ​bombers," the ⁠state police said in the statement.

It said normalcy had been ​restored and security forces had ​tightened ⁠patrols across the city to prevent further attacks, adding that an investigation into ⁠the ​circumstances of the attack ​was underway.

Reuters