A suicide bombing at a government compound in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri killed at least four people on Thursday, residents said.
Suicide bomber kills at least 4 people in fresh attack
The attack in the city centre bore the hallmark of the jihadist group, Boko Haram, which has been waging an insurgency in the north for seven years.
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A Reuters reporter saw rescue workers carrying four bodies away.
The attack in the city centre bore the hallmark of the jihadist group, Boko Haram, which has been waging an insurgency in the north for seven years.
There was also a failed suicide attempt in Maiduguri yesterday, when a suicide bomber tried to blow up a mosque. Only the bomber died.
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