Maiduguri, Nigeria, March 16, 2026 (AFP) - Multiple blasts hit Nigeria's Maiduguri city after years of calm

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2026-03-16

Multiple explosions rocked the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri Monday evening, government and healthcare sources told AFP, on the back of an overnight attack on a military post. Earlier, suspected jihadists launched an attack on a Nigerian military post on the outskirts of Maiduguri, a key northeastern city that had not seen such violence in years. Another attack took place overnight in the Damboa local government area, south of Maiduguri......

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