The Boko Haram militant group is suspected in the attacks which followed Friday's inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari, who said he is moving the headquarters for the Nigerian military's fight against the extremists to Maiduguri from the capital of Abuja.
Today's blast came from explosives concealed in bags of charcoal at the Gamboru market, said trader Jafar Aminu.
"The explosion did not kill anyone but injured four persons, including one whose arm was completely ripped off by the blast," Aminu said.
Maiduguri is the birthplace of Boko Haram, which for nearly six years has led an Islamic uprising in northeastern Nigeria that has killed an estimated 13,000 people in a campaign of bombings, hit-and-run attacks and abductions.
A multinational offensive this year forced the insurgents from towns where they had declared an Islamic caliphate. Nigeria's military says Boko Haram's main fighting force is trapped in the northeastern Sambisa Forest. But the insurgents keep attacking Maiduguri, which is 200 kilometers (125 miles) away.
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