At least 55 people were killed when Boko Haram militants dressed in Army uniforms attacked an army base, a police station and a prison in northern Nigeria, official sources said. The incident took place in northern State of Borno in which 13 militants of the radical Islamic sect were also killed.
The insurgents, who came with Hilux pick-up trucks, launched the attack in Bama, a town about 187 km away from Maiduguri, on Tuesday, military spokesman lt Col Sagir Musa told reporters here.