13 killed in three suicide blasts in Nigerian town of Chibok

Kano, Nigeria (CNN)At least 13 people were killed and 30 others injured Wednesday in three suicide blasts in the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok‎, also the scene of Boko Haram's abduction of over 200 schoolgirls in 2014, residents said.

Of the 30 people injured, 21 were critically wounded, said Bitrus Aboki, a civilian who's helping the military protect the town againstBoko Haram, a militant Islamic terror group.

Two of the blasts targeted a security checkpoint and a local market. A suicide bomber triggered the third while being pursued by residents.

"Most of the casualties were from the market, where 11 people were killed," said Dazzban Mutah Buba, a medical worker in Chibok