Ibrahim Mshelizza

Explosions in Nigeria’s central region killed 32 people on Christmas Eve and six people died in attacks on two churches in the north-east.

Residents ventured on to the streets of the Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Saturday after the authorities cleared the bodies of hundreds of victims.

Sporadic gunfire rang out in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri overnight despite a curfew imposed after days of clashes.