According to witness reports, Boko Haram gunmen and suicide bombers killed at least fifteen people in an attack in the city of Maiduguri, Nigeria yesterday, before the military drove them off. 
Locals reported hearing gunfire as evening prayers ended at local mosques. The military pushed back the militants, who were on trucks and firing at civilians with guns and grenade launchers, with heavy weapons fire. Amidst the fighting, suicide bombings were carried out.
A local resident Sheshu Mala said that during the attack, "all the residents in the area fled their homes to other parts of the city." As people fled, two female suicide bombers reportedly detonated themselves in groups of people.
Government sources say ten other suicide bombers have been killed.
The militant group Boko Haram started in the city of Maidugari, where the attacks took place; they lost the territory three years ago as the military retook the city. 
The news came after another Boko Haram attack on the village of Kimba killed at least fourteen people on Friday. 

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Boko Haram attack in Nigerian city kills at least fifteen