In Nigeria, at least 8 people were killed and 15 others injured today when a female suicide bomber detonated her explosives at a mosque in northeast Maiduguri. <br/><br/>It is the latest attack in the restive region. The head of the Borno state emergency management agency, Ahmed Satomi, said the blast took place in the London Ciki area of Maiduguri, which has been at the epicentre of Boko Haram violence since 2009.<br/><br/>Satomi said, three other female suicide bombers were located in Maiduguri at about the same time. Two were killed in the Mammanti area as they tried to cross the ditch around the city perimeter while another set off her explosives in the suburb of Simari.