Nigerian Islamists attack town, kill 55: army Nigerian gunmen launched coordinated attacks on military barracks, a prison and police stations in the northeastern town of Bama, killing 55 people and springing 105 inmates, the army said. A graphic of a map of Nigeria and file images for illustration of Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno State and the heart of an Islamist insurgency that has killed hundreds in the last few years, lead by the Boko Haram group.