MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers killed 12 people and injured 48 others in an attack on Wednesday on the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, officials from the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) for Borno said.
In recent weeks, Nigeria's military has embarked on an offensive against the Islamist insurgency in the northeastern state of Borno, the epicentre for much of the conflict, which began in 2009.
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