Four killed in Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria

At least four people were killed when Boko Haram suicide bombers attacked northeast Nigeria's biggest city, the emergency services said on Friday, as residents returned home. Violence broke out on the outskirts of Maiduguri on Thursday night, with indications the jihadists were trying to reach the city's Giwa Barracks, where suspected militants are held.
The attack - and an announcement that 22 soldiers from a regional force have been killed in fighting this month - again underlined the threat posed by the Islamist insurgents. Nigeria has repeatedly maintained the Islamic State group affiliate is a spent force and on the verge of defeat.