Suspected suicide bombers kill at least 18 in Nigeria, authorities say

People injured in a suicide bombers attack are attended at a hospital in Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria June 30, 2024.REUTERS/Ahmed Kingimi

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed and 30 others injured after a series of attacks by suspected female suicide bombers in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state on Saturday, the head of the local state emergency management agency said.

Borno is at the centre of a 15-year Islamist insurgency that has killed thousands of people and displaced millions more. Although the Nigerian military has degraded the capabilities of the militants, they still carry out deadly attacks against civilians and security targets.