The Police in Borno state say 14 people have been killed after an attack by Boko Haram jihadists on the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri.

Police commissioner for Borno State, Damian Chukwu explained that the fighters had attacked the city’s suburbs on Wednesday night with anti-aircraft guns.

Maiduguri is the epicentre of the eight-year fight against Boko Haram, and has been largely free of violence for the past two years.

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