Four (4) Deadly Bomb Blasts On Christmas Day With Uncertain Death Tolls! In Niger, Jos And Yobe!
Exclusively from SaharaReporters:
Two bombs exploded during Christmas church service at a Catholic church today in Madalla near Suleja, Niger state killing at least 20 persons and injuring several others.
Christmas day worshippers at St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Madalla near Abuja in Niger State were caught up in two bomb blasts that has killed several people. Citizen reporters for Saharareporters have counted 20 bodies so far and 10 vehicles destroyed entirely in the attacks, one of the vehicles was carrying a family leaving the church after church service, the entire family died in the car.
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Eyewitnesses recounted that a massive bomb which was driven by a suicide bomber in a BMW car exploded minutes apart, apparently a second car rigged with a bomb was parked at the premises of the church. The first explosion happened around 8: 30 AM as church members left the church premises after the Christmas day mass.
Soldiers, police and road safety officials have taken over the premises of the church but angry youths in the area have prevented them from taking away dead bodies.
A bomb explosion has hit a second church on Christmas day in Nigeria. Eyewitnesses told Saharareporters that a bomb exploded at the regional church of the Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministry on 66 Jengre Road by VIO office in Jos.
Sources told Saharareporters that many worshipers have died including police officers.
A third Nigerian church has been bombed in Gadaka township in Fika local government area in the southern part of Yobe state. Saharareporters learns that 6 people died in the christmas day attack in a local church during christmas service.
A fourth bomb attack took place in Damaturu, Yobe state today as a suicide bomber rammed a car rigged with explosives into a military convoy in the city. The Joint Task Force comprised largely of police and soldiers had engaged Boko Haram insurgents in bloody armed battles in Damaturu since Wednesday.
The fire conflict has claimed several some 70 people including militants, police and soldiers as well as innocent civilians. Today's audacious suicide attack happened when a car driven by a suicide bomber caught up with a convoy of military vehicles at the gate of the State Security Services in Damaturu, Yobe state. Four JTF operatives were reportedly killed in the attack.
The latest attack is the fourth bomb attack on Christmas day in Nigeria that has so far killed at least 50 people.
Meanwhile the spokesperson of Boko Haram Abul Qaqa told some reporters today that the islamist militant group is responsible for the series of attacks on churches around Nigeria.
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