The Nigerian army has extended a travel ban on the country’s northeastern state of Borno over concerns of attacks by Boko Haram Takfiri militants.

On Sunday, the Nigerian army said it would extend the travel ban, which was imposed during the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, until Tuesday.

The travel ban was imposed on Borno and the neighboring state of Yobe.

The army’s statement said the “embargo on all vehicular movement in 7 Division area of responsibility has been extended till 7.00 am (0600 GMT) on Tuesday, 7th October, 2014.”

When the ban was initially imposed in the two states, Nigerian authorities said they had received a security report suggesting that Boko Haram Takfiri militants had plans to carry out “multiple bomb explosions” in Borno’s Maiduguri and other major towns during the Muslim holiday.

The report provided that they intended to target mostly Muslim praying areas, markets, and other public areas, while using motor vehicles and tri-cycles.

The group has claimed responsibility for many deadly shooting attacks and bomb blasts in various parts of Nigeria since the beginning of its operations in 2009. Over 10,000 people have so far been killed in the attacks.

Boko Haram, whose name means “Western education is forbidden,” says its goal by carrying out attacks is to overthrow the Nigerian government.

According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, nearly 650,000 Nigerians have been forced from their homes by Boko Haram attacks and are displaced inside the country, while thousands more have taken refuge in neighboring countries.

This comes about six months after Boko Haram militants kidnapped 276 schoolgirls in Borno’s town of Chibok. Reports say 57 of the girls managed to escape, but 219 are still missing.