By MOHAMMED MOMOH

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Nigerian authorities have intensified security around public places following Tuesday's suicide attacks in the northeast Adamawa State that left at least 27 people dead.

The twin explosions at Mubi's Gwonjo second hand clothes market and a mosque, about 20 metres away, also left 56 people injured.

"Security agencies have been directed to immediately take steps to beef up security in Mubi and environs, especially markets and places of worship," Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said in a statement.

Cowardly and dastardly

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is currently on a visit to the US.

The Adamawa State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Ahmad Sajoh, ordered the immediate provision of medical and food and non-food items the Mubi hospital where most of the injured were being attended to.

“While condemning the satanic, cowardly and dastardly act, Governor Mohammed Bindow has ordered the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) to supply food and non-food items to the hospital to cater for victims and their relations,” he said.

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Meanwhile, four suspected Boko Haram terrorists have been arrested in Yobe State.

They were arrested during a raid in Mingel and Damagun in Fune Local Government Area.

The Army Public Relations officer, Brigadier General Texas Chukwu, said the four were arrested on Friday.

Being profiled

The Army urged residents to report any suspicious movement to security agencies for action.

Also, the Nigerian Army has built a new detention facility for the Boko Haram suspects.

The 200-capacity detention centre at the Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, was inaugurated on Saturday.

The centre will house suspected the Boko Haram insurgents who were being profiled either for prosecution or reintegration.