The attacks were the latest to hit the Borno state capital, which is the epicentre of Boko Haram’s brutal insurgency which has killed thousands since 2009, including more than 700 this year.
In two separate incidents, a moving car packed with explosives blew up in Maiduguri’s Government Farm Area at 7:50 am (0650 GMT), killing three civilians, Borno police spokesman Gideon Jibrin said.
The vehicle “was obviously meant to be used against (a) target somewhere in the city”, he said, but exploded prematurely for reasons that were not immediately clear.
It was not yet possible to determine if there was anyone other than the driver inside the vehicle because “it was so mangled and burnt”, Jibrin added.
Ten minutes after the first blast, a police van in Maiduguri’s Dalori area was targeted and five officers were killed, the spokesman added.
A vehicle approached the parked van and an explosive was thrown towards it, he explained, with the blast killing all the officers inside as well as the three attackers.
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