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25 April 2011<\/span> Last updated at<\/span> 05:22 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Three bombs have exploded in Maiduguri in north-eastern Nigeria, killing at least three people.<\/p>\n

Two blasts went off at a hotel and one at a transport hub on Sunday night. Police say casualties have been taken to two hospitals in the city.<\/p>\n

Similar attacks have been blamed on the Islamist Boko Haram sect which has been battling security services in the city.<\/p>\n

The latest bombings come ahead of polls on Tuesday for the governors of Nigeria’s 36 states.<\/p>\n

Unrest swept across Nigeria’s north following a presidential election on 16 April, which was won by incumbent Goodluck Jonathan, a southerner. Hundreds are believed to have been killed and tens of thousands fled their homes.<\/p>\n

It was unclear whether the bomb blasts in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, have any connection to the unrest.<\/p>\n

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We will never accept any system of governance apart from the one described by Islam because that is the only way Muslims can be liberated\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Police say three people died from the explosions at the Tudu Palace hotel and eight people have been wounded.<\/p>\n

Casualty figures from the third blast at the motor park are not yet known.<\/p>\n

The BBC’s Bilkisu Babangida in Maiduguri says a three-page statement from Boko Haram was left outside of a newspaper office in the city on Sunday warning of further attacks.<\/p>\n

“We will never accept any system of governance apart from the one described by Islam because that is the only way Muslims can be liberated,” it said.<\/p>\n

“We do not respect the Nigerian government because it is illegal. We will continue to fight its military and police because they are not protecting Islam.”<\/p>\n

Violence has also marred the election campaign in Borno state, including the assassination in January of the opposition All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) candidate.<\/p>\n

But our reporter says the latest bombings come as a surprise, as security is tight in the city because of the elections for governor.<\/p>\n

“From all indications, this is the handiwork of Boko Haram, which has carried out similar attacks in the past,” police spokesman Mai Mamm told AFP news agency.<\/p>\n

Clashes in Maiduguri between Boko Haram, which says that Western education is forbidden, and the police in July 2009 left hundreds of mainly sect members dead.<\/p>\n

For the past six months, sect members have been fighting a guerrilla war, killing policemen and people they believe helped the security services in the fight against them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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