The Police in Yobe on Sunday confirmed the killing of six
persons in a suicide bomb attack on a church in Potiskum.
Mr Toyin Gbadegesin, the Police Public Relations Officer
(PPRO) of the state command, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu
that the death included the suicide bomber.
The spokesman said: “A male suicide bomber detonated a
bomb at Redeem Church at Jigawa area of Potiskum, killing five on the spot.
“A female member of the church who sustained injuries
also died while receiving treatment in the hospital.’’
He said the injured are receiving treatment at various
health facilities in the area.
According to AFP the bomber entered the uncompleted
Redeemed Christian Church of God at 9:55 am in the Jigawa area on the outskirts
of the city in Yobe state and detonated his explosives, killing the
worshippers, including a woman and her two children as well as the pastor, they
said.
“Four worshippers died instantly while the fifth victim
gave up shortly after she was taken to hospital,” a police officer involved in
the evacuation told AFP.
“The victims included a woman and her two children, the
pastor and another worshipper,” added the officer who spoke on condition of
anonymity.
Witness Garba Manu told AFP the bomber arrived at the
church on a motorised rickshaw disguised as a worshipper and detonated his
explosives as soon as he entered the church.
“I saw when the bomber alighting from a motorised
rickshaw and entering the church and as soon as he entered a loud explosion
ripped through the church which is under construction,” he said.
“I saw him walked into the church and he didn’t raise any
suspicion. Five worshippers, including three females and two males were in the
church when the bomber entered and they were all killed,” he added.
“The dismembered body of the bomber was also recovered,”
said Manu, who lives in the area.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility but
Potiskum, the commercial capital of Yobe state, has been hit repeatedly by Boko
Haram Islamists in their six-year insurgency, including by suicide bombers.
According to an AFP tally, at least 654 people have lost
their lives since that date.
source– vanguardng
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