46 Injured In Bauchi Church Bomb Blast And 3 Killed

Barely one week after unknown gunmen attacked the Unguwar Zango area of the Bauchi metropolis and killed about nine people; three people were also killed yesterday while 46 others were injured when a suicide bomber attacked St John’s Catholic Church, near Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi.

The deputy police public relations officer of the state command, Mr Hassan Muhammad Auyo, confirmed the incident, saying the suicide bomber stormed the church around 9am when the worshippers were departing after completing their morning service.

He explained that the attacker, who came in an Opel Vectra car, could not get access into the church but hit the barricade at the church’s gate killing two people coming out from the place of worship and injuring 46 others.

Auyo, who stated that two policemen deployed by the command to protect the church during the Sunday service were also injured, added that they were evacuated to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi, for treatment.