At least 36 killed in shootout with Islamists in northeast Nigerian town
Fighters from Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram stormed the northeastern town of Mainok on Friday, sparking a gun battle that killed at least 36 people and continued into Saturday, two security sources said.
Four civilians were also killed in the remote north of Cameroon in a cross-border attack by Boko Haram militants, according to Cameroon state radio. Boko Haram has killed thousands over the past five years in its struggle for an Islamic state in northeast Nigeria.
