What would resulted to another bloody Sunday at the Living Faith
Church in Yelwa, a suburb of Bauchi Metropolis was averted when armed
soldiers who swiftly acting on proactive measures, averted another bomb
explosion .
It could be recalled that on the 3rd of June 2012, a suicide bomber
rammed his vehicle at the Living Faith Church and the Harvest of Field
Church, killing 21 while 45 others sustained injuries.
We gathered that the incident happened at around 11 am when most churches were holding services.
It was learnt that two suspected suicide bombers on a motorcycle
disguised themselves as church members escaped security checks, but luck
ran out of them when they decided to change their route which prompted
the suspicion of the security men to go after them.
An eyewitness told us that the two suspected bombers were
riding a motorcycle. He said one of the suicide bombers who was unlucky
was caught by some good Samaritans at the Yelwa Makaranta area was while
the other who was carrying the explosive to the targeted churches
escaped.
The eyewitness added that the bombers were forced to divert their
direction because the Joint Military Task Force had alerted Church
security men to placed iron barricade to prevent suicide bombers from
gaining access to their church premises, a development which made the
bomber to abandon his motor cycle and take to his heels for safety.
It was gathered that the bomber made confessional statements to
security and people around that indicted eminent religious leaders in
the state as their sponsors with a promise to give details.
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