Suicide bombings carried out by as many as three attackers have killed 13 people in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri. The attack follows army claims that Boko Haram insurgents are nearing defeat.
Three female suicide bombers carried out the attacks, according to a report by the news agency Agence France-Presse.
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