Suspected Boko Haram Suicide Bomber blows himself up near Church gates in Gombe

A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber has blown himself up, wounding eight others at the gates of a church in Gombe state in the northern part of Nigeria.

The bomber, riding a motorcycle, tried entering the church premises of the Evangelical Church West Africa, now known as Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) but was stopped at the gates. While being questioned at the gates, the suicide belt went off.

The attack on the church is the second in Gombe in last two days. On New Year's eve, 11 people were killed when a bomb went off on a bus going from Gombe to Yobe state.