Maiduguri Bombings: Timeline of Major Attacks in Nigeria’s Borno State. Maiduguri, Nigeria — March 17, 2026 At least 23 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in suspected suicide bombings that targeted Maiduguri city in northeastern Nigeria on Monday night, police reported on Tuesday. This incident is one of the deadliest attacks in the capital of the conflict-battered state of Borno in recent history.
Timeline of Attacks in Borno State 2014: Suspected Boko Haram militants fired rocket-propelled grenades into densely populated areas of Maiduguri, including a university and a children’s playground, killing at least 10 people. 2015: Female suicide bombers targeted a wedding, a funeral, and a hospital in coordinated attacks in the town of Gwoza, killing at least 32 people and injuring over 100. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the use of suicide bombers has been attributed to Boko Haram.
2016: A suicide bomber drove a vehicle with explosives into a convoy of Nigerian troops targeting Islamic State militants in the remote village of Malam-Fatori, killing himself and scores of soldiers. 2017: A suicide bomber killed at least 10 people and injured several others in an explosion in a restaurant in the town of Konduga. 2018: Boko Haram killed over 60 people during a nighttime attack on Darul Jamal, a village home to residents who had recently returned from a camp for internally displaced persons.
2019: A bomb exploded during prayers at a mosque in Maiduguri, killing five people in what police described as a likely suicide attack. 2020: Suspected Boko Haram militants killed seven Nigerian soldiers and captured 13 others during an ambush on troops patrolling the Damasak area of Borno. 2021: Multiple suicide bombings rocked Maiduguri, targeting a hospital and two markets, killing at least 23 people and injuring over 100.
The attacks in Maiduguri and the surrounding areas of Borno State have been primarily attributed to Boko Haram, a jihadist group that has been responsible for a wave of violence and terror in the region over the past decade. Official Response and Implications. Regional officials have not yet commented on the latest bombings.
However, the frequency and scale of these attacks underscore the ongoing security challenges faced by the Nigerian government and its regional partners. Further details are expected as the situation unfolds.
