3 Dead 42 others injured after suicide bombing in Jos church

The explosion killed 2 worshippers and the suicide bomber, while wounding more than 40 others, a senior police officer at the scene told The Associated Press. The officer spoke on condition of anonymity as the information was not to be immediately released to journalists.
The officer warned others likely could die as they suffered grave injuries.

Meanwhile in Biu,Borno state, gunmen opened fire during a service at Church of the Brethen in Nigeria” in the local Hausa language of Nigeria’s north, witnesses said. An usher at the church was killed while others were injured, said the Rev. Samson Bukar, a local Christian leader.

Borno state police commissioner Bala Hassan confirmed the attack took place and said officers were investigating.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks. Nigeria faces a growing wave of sectarian violence carried out by a sect known as Boko Haram.The sect’s targets have included churches, police stations and other security buildings,often attacked by suicide car bombers across northern Nigeria.