“Right now, over 200 people have been injured and are receiving care in the accident and emergency department,” Alkali said. Mohammed Hassan, a member of a volunteer group that often assists security forces in the conflict, said he evacuated 10 bodies from the markets. ” Maiduguri, once the scene of daily shootings and bombings, had been relatively calm in recent years, with attacks peaking in the mid-2010s. The last major attack dates back to 2021, when Boko Haram fighters fired mortars at the city, killing 10 people. Last week, the army confirmed “coordinated attacks” on several military bases in the northeast, which killed at least 14 people, including 10 soldiers, according to local civilian and military sources. US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said 200 troops were expected to join the deployment overall.