Police in northeast Nigeria say blasts have killed at least 20 people, but locals say the death toll is even higher in the largest attack for weeks in a region blighted by the Islamist militant Boko Haram insurgency.
In an emailed statement on Sunday, police said 20 people had been killed and 48 injured, but two residents said they had counted at least 31 dead.
The explosions occurred in the Damboa local government area in the south of Borno state, on Saturday night with witnesses reporting at least one rocket attack.
Security in Nigeria has become a major challenge for President Muhammadu Buhari, a former military ruler whose 2015 election win was largely due to his vow to crush Boko Haram.
It is a highly charged issue in the run-up to a poll due to take place in February 2019 when Buhari has said he will seek a second term.
Borno is the state worst hit by the insurgency, aimed at creating an Islamic caliphate in northeast Nigeria, which has killed more than 30,000 people and forced over 2 million to flee their homes since 2009.
