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Another survivor, Odey Randy (29), who was injured on the leg, toldLEADERSHIP that he was coming from where he went to buy provisionwhen he saw a blue Toyota Corolla car parked at the junction and,soon after, the occupant of the car drove very quickly to thechurch premises before the car exploded. Francisca Peter, a housewife who had burns all over her body, toldLEADERSHIP that she was inside the church when the buildingcollapsed on them after the explosion that set the building ablaze. According to one Mrs Peter, her six-year-old daughter, Blessing,was yet to be found as she was in the children's section of thechurch when the blast occurred. She lamented that she would die if the girl was not found alive,saying that the girl meant everything to her. She was her onlydaughter, she said, adding that she had reached menopause and wouldnot be able to conceive again. An eyewitness, Mr Richard Jonah, revealed how the bomber drove tothe church around 11am after convincing the church securitypersonnel that he was a church member who came to worship. Afterthe security cleared him to enter the church, the bomberaccelerated and rammed the car at the wall of the church which ledto the explosion. The affected church is located a few minutes'drive from the Maxwell Khobe army barracks. According to Jonah, the bomber entered through the gate afterdeceiving the security personnel that he was a member coming forservice. "But immediately he entered into the premises, he drove straightinto the church building and hit the structure with the bomb-ladenvehicle while the second service was still going on," he said. The pastor of Christ Chosen Church of God, Monday Uzoka, his wifeand two children are among the 62 victims affected by the bomb. Medical personnel at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH)disclosed that Uzoka and another Church elder were in "verycritical situation". Mrs. Maria Goni, BUTH's director of nursing services, told ourcorrespondent that the duo had to be transferred to JUTH "becausethey were in a serious condition and in dire need of surgery". The rest of the 60 victims were on admission at the nearby BUTH. An eyewitness who did not want his name in print said he saw threedead bodies taken away from the site. The commissioner of police, Plateau State Command Dipo Emmanuel,while confirming the incident, told newsmen that so far threepersons including the suicide bombers had been confirmed dead andover 41 persons critically injured and receiving treatment invarious hospitals in the state. But, the Special Task Force, STF, on Jos crisis, in a statementsigned by the media information officer, Captain Mdahyelya Markus,said there was an explosion at the Christ Chosen Church of God,adding that the suicide bomber drove into the premises in a salooncar marked (Plateau) BSA 36 AA. The IED exploded killing the bomberand damaging four cars while 28 people were injured, it said. Journalists and security operatives also came under attack fromrestive youths who chased them out of the scene. They burnt downfour cars while the official vehicle of the Nigerian TelevisionAuthority (NTA) was seriously vandalised. The crew narrowly escapeddeath. Gunmen spray bullets at worshippers The Borno attack is coming barely a few days after gunmen attackedthe state's police command, killing a police officer and fourothers. The gunmen numbering four had stormed the EYN church in Biulocal government area of Borno State, and opened fire on theworshippers. Many people were reportedly killed and others injured. According to an eyewitness who was among the worshippers in thechurch, "three gunmen came to the premises of the church andstarted shooting people outside the church before going into themain hall of the church where the attackers shot sporadically; I amsure that many people died". Meanwhile, the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN) in Biu town, Samson Bukar, has confirmed the attack. He saidthat only one woman was killed in the attack, while manyworshippers were seriously injured. The Commissioner of Police, Borno State Command Bala Hassan, alsoconfirmed the attack, saying that no arrest had been made. "Theattack on the church on Gombe-Biu Road happened at about 9am whenfour young men fired at the church. "The attackers fled shortly after, but the police recovered apistol, one of the weapons used during the attack ," Hassan said. Biu, which is about 85 kilometres away from Maiduguri, is one ofthe local government areas in the state that is under the state ofemergency. It has witnessed a series of attacks since the beginningof insurgency in state. Boko Haram claims responsibility Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing andshooting at two churches yesterday. Agence France Presse (AFP) quoted a spokesman of the group astelling journalists in Maiduguri in a telephone conference thatmore violence would follow. The sect said: "We are responsible for the suicide attack on achurch in Jos and also another attack on another church in Biu. Welaunched these attacks to prove the Nigerian security wrong and todebunk their claim that we have been weakened by the militarycrackdown.". I am an expert from coilwindingwiretensioner.com, while we provides the quality product, such as Ceramic Coating Aluminum Pulley Manufacturer , Rubies Sapphires Manufacturer, Electronic Wire Tensioner,and more.
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