Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ordered top security officials to relocate to the northeastern city of Maiduguri following coordinated suicide bombings that killed at least 23 people and injured more than 100.

The attacks, which occurred Monday evening as residents broke their Ramadhan fast, targeted a crowded market, a hospital entrance and a post office, turning a routine evening into one of the deadliest episodes in recent months.

In a statement, Tinubu condemned the violence and sought to reassure a shaken nation.

"The recent news from Maiduguri, Borno State, is profoundly upsetting. I mourn those who lost their lives, sympathize with the injured and stand in solidarity with the people of Borno during this challenging time," he said.

Tinubu announced immediate security measures, including the deployment of top officials to the region.

"I have directed security chiefs to move to Maiduguri to take charge of the situation," he said, noting that emergency responders had also been instructed to provide urgent care for the injured.

Borno State has endured an Islamist insurgency for the past 17 years that has claimed thousands of lives, displacing over two million people.

The Nigerian military blamed the attacks on suspected militants from Boko Haram and warned of an increased threat of further suicide bombings in the closing days of Ramadhan.

The president also pointed to recent steps taken to strengthen the military response, praising security forces for repelling earlier assaults on military positions and vowed a sustained crackdown.

"There is no place in Nigeria where terrorists will find safety. We will locate them, confront them, and completely defeat them," Tinubu said. "Nigeria will not succumb to fear.”

The attacks mark a sharp setback for Maiduguri, once the epicenter of the Boko Haram insurgency, which had seen a relative lull in recent years before a resurgence of violence linked to both Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province.