source: Vanguard (Nigeria)
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) and/or Boko Haram - Jamaatu Ahli is-Sunnah lid-Dawati wal-Jihad
actor2: Police Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
location: Maiduguri
notes: 12 December. A female Boko Haram suicide bomber attempted to enter a check-point in Maiduguri, at which time police opened fired causing her explosive device to detonate. The perpetrator was killed but no other casualties were reported.