BREAKING NEWS: Bomb Explosion Rocks Bauchi State (Update)

We can authoritatively report that a fresh round of explosion has rocked Bauchi, the Bauchi State capital.

A source said a loud explosion was heard around a church in the Bayan Gari area of the city.

The Bauchi state Police Command’s spokesman, Mohammed Hassan, confirmed he had also received report of the explosion and is en route the scene of the reported explosion to confirm the extent of damage and casualty if any.

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A suicide bomber who tried to ram an explosives-packed car into a church in Bauchi  on Sunday killed a woman and a child while badly wounding dozens more, the Red Cross said.

The attacker targetted the St. John’s Catholic Church in  Bauchi, where tight security was imposed after a wave church bombings claimed by the radical Islamist group Boko Haram.

Worshippers were being screened outside the building when the bomber approached, ramming his car into the line of people waiting to enter Sunday services, the head of the Red Cross in Bauchi state, Adamu Abubakar said.

“We have three dead in all, including the bomber, a woman and a child. Forty-eight others were seriously injured in the explosion,” he told AFP. He said the church building was not damaged in the blast.

Officials said the attack occurred in the Wunti area of Bauchi city, capital of Bauchi state.

AFP

22 COMMENTS

  1. This is heartless,how long are we going to wait for govt to put an end to terrorism in Nigeria?how many more people have to die?how many more Churches have to be burnt?it is an orange child that makes it mother to be stoned,there’s no way we’ll mention Boko Haram without mentioning North and d religion which they hide under it umbrella,govt can’t do it all alone,d norther people must join govt to fight them,they should make d enviroment not condusive for them,this Boko haram arent up to 1% of d North,u must stand avow and wage war against them before govt and other part of Nigeria will join u,they are ur brothers,friends and family,don’t wait until they kill all ur heroes,enough of killing innocent people.

  2. Well what can i say, when FG had told dat Boko haram is faceless
    and they went ahead to negotiate with d same people the called faceless,
    the outcome of the negotiation is yet to be disclosed to the masses,
    and here we are today with another blast. The fact still remains dat
    we need to come together through national conference and decide
    weather we still want to stay together. Instead of shying away from d truth.
    R.I.P to lost souls!!!

  3. why do we stil celebrate wit dem? While de keep killin us every week. We stil celebrate wit dem. Lets divid dis country into two christians and musilian or more self. Is enough. GOD hav on ur pple’s