Boko haram claims responsibility for Bauchi bomb blast

Dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for last Sunday’s suicide car bombingin Yelwa, Bauchi State which left at least a dozen people dead. The attack occurred during a church service, when a suicide bomber drove a car full of explosives into a church premises, after forcing the car through a checkpoint. In an emailed statement from Boko Haram, the group’s spokesman Abu Qaqa said, “We thank Allah for giving us victory. We successfully carried out a suicide bombing on a church at Yelwa in Bauchi State.”