MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) — At least three explosions hit Nigeria’s northeastern town of Maiduguri on Tuesday and gunfire rang out after suspected members of an Islamist sect attacked police stations.

Blasts struck the fire service headquarters, Ramat Square parade ground and the central Dandal area of Borno state’s capital. Gunmen attacked three police stations and hospital sources said five bodies were brought in from one of them.

“I am still receiving reports from the various divisions but I can confirm that Gwange and Dandal (police stations) have been attacked,” police spokesman Lawal Abdullahi said.

Suspected members of radical group Boko Haram, which says it wants a wider application of sharia (Islamic law) in Africa’s most populous nation, has carried out almost daily attacks in and around Maiduguri in recent months.