A suicide bomber on Sunday found his way into the City of David Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Potiskum, Yobe State, and detonated an explosive device which led to the death of five worshippers and the bomber. One other person also sustained injuries.

The dead bomber, suspected to be a member of the terrorist Islamic sect, Boko Haram, entered the church auditorium during Sunday service with the Improvised Explosive Device strapped to his body. The bomber headed for the altar as soon as he entered the church. Just before he (the suicide bomber) could be stopped, he has detonated the bomb strapped to him, which led to the death of six people; the suicide bomber, the pastor of the church, Dotun Okerinola; and four others.

President Muhammadu Buhari, who received the bombing news with sadness, spoke in reaction to the attack on the RCCG church through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina.

The statement read, “…Nigerians are a very religious people and President Buhari believes that the terrorists who wantonly attack our places of worship have wilfully declared war on all that we value, and must therefore be confronted with all our might and collective resolve.

He added, “The President reaffirms his administration’s total commitment to doing everything possible to eradicate Boko Haram, terrorism and mindless extremism from Nigeria in the shortest possible time.”