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Eight Christian men were arrested yesterday attempting to detonate explosives at a church in Miya Barkatai village of Toro Local Government Area in Bauchi State, witnesses and Police said.

A government official in the area, who witnessed the incident, said the men came with explosive devices and tried to set them off in the COCIN Church but they were overpowered by locals who handed them to security men.

“They were arrested with sophisticated weapons and all of them are Christians living in the area even though they are from neighboring villages near Miya Barkatai,” he said.

The official said after the attackers were arrested, there was disagreement between residents and Christian worshippers when some people said the would-be bombers should be released.

But soldiers and police later took away the suspects to Bauchi for further investigations.

Locals gave names of four of the eight men as Lamba Goma, Filibus Danasa, Joshua and Daniel.

State Police Commissioner Mr Ikechukwu Ayo Aduba confirmed the incident to Daily Trust by telephone yesterday.

“It is true that some people attempted to attack COCIN Church. There are rival groups within the church; they have their own internal problem and the other rival group decided to attack the church this morning.

“When we got the report, the DPO in the area sent a patrol team and they arrested seven people. They have something like explosives, and our bomb experts confirmed that the IEDS (improvised explosive devices) recovered are locally made bombs but are manually operated which means you have to ignite it,” he said.

Aduba said this was the second time they are recovering such types of explosives, the first time being in Ganjuwa Local Government Area.

“We are appealing to the general public not to panic. They should be law abiding and report any suspicious character to the Police. Our men are on alert 24 hours to ensure public safety,” he added.

The North East zonal chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Reverend Shua’ibu Mbyal said the incident was over the transfer of the COCIN church headquarters.

“What had happened was a sad incident because it was a lingering problem within the COCIN church over the transfer of headquarters of the church.

“The problem lingered for over a year. We are not happy with the development. Whatever happened let Christians understand that the Bible remains the yard stick to follow; we must follow the teachings of bible to resolve our lingering problems,” he said.

Yesterday’s bombing attempt came in the wake of rising suspicion among Muslims that attacks on Christians and churches in the past months might have been orchestrated by other Christians and not the Boko Haram sect as people are wont to believe.

Last month, a Christian man wearing turban was arrested in Bayelsa State trying to set fire to a church over a disagreement with officials regarding his home’s rent payment.

Also, local Muslims say they believe that a deadly gun attack on a Christian gathering in Mubi, Adamawa State, in January was waged by other Christians and not Boko Haram.

Similarly, Christians were suspected of being behind another gun raid on a church in Gombe also in January, though there was no conclusive evidence to support these assertions.

http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=155762:jos-church-member-killed-in-error-relations-say&catid=2:lead-stories&Itemid=8

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ume:
No GEJ NO GEJ NO GEJ,DE BIBLE SAID WE SHOULD NOT SUFFER A WITCH TO LIVE,AND NO COUNTRY HAV EVER NEGOTIETED WIT TERRORISTS GROUP

Nigeria did it. Nigeria negotiated with MEND and other Niger Delta terrorists. GEJ is even paying them for agreeing to accept amnesty.Since it did with them why not with BH, which proved to be more capable than the security. If negotiation can bring the needed peace, so be it.

ume:
No GEJ NO GEJ NO GEJ,DE BIBLE SAID WE SHOULD NOT SUFFER A WITCH TO LIVE,AND NO COUNTRY HAV EVER NEGOTIETED WIT TERRORISTS GROUP

Nigeria did it. Nigeria negotiated with MEND and other Niger Delta terrorists. GEJ is even paying them for agreeing to accept amnesty.Since it did with them why not with BH, which proved to be more capable than the security. If negotiation can bring the needed peace, so be it.

kinesis:
Yes jesus neva celebrated any of these, but right from the old testament, the feast of passover was celebrated, and that was also celebrated in d last supper. Do u read d bible at all. Don't ever say Jesus did not celebrate any feasts or observed days. That is totally not true

You said it all, Jesus never celebrated these festivals but christians do. In the same vain, valatine can also be celebrated by christians.

Is there any celebration that is forbiden in Christianity? The reason why Im asking is becouse I know that xmas is from pagan fastival. Jesus never celabrated xmas, easter, good friday, new year, etc but are now been celabrated as christian festivals.

Kano people should have kick the ass of GEJ. Borno people should have broken his neck for been bombed daily. After all he is the C in C while the Emir is nothing more than a traditional ruler.
The truth is, you can leave a log of wood in the river for as long as you like, but it will NEVER turn to crocodile. Please respect your host.

You call this a rift but I call it Growth and Expansion Strategy of BH. The original BH focuses on Nigeria while the new one is to focus on west Africa. They do so to confuse the already confussed Nigeria security the more and some nairalanders who belive that man's curse is working. If the cuese is effective, why do we have BH in the first instance? Why must it wait until after 200 were killed? Wake up dudes and expect more bombs unless genuine steps are taken by the government to address the issue.

ekitikan:
christian media terrorist thats another one,information done turn bomb for 9ja

Of couse, any info/news aimed at provoking or inciting a man to take arms (bombs inclusive) against another man is terrorism. It is as bad as throwing the bomb. I raise my case.

Media outfits arestill cashing on BH issue. This false story will only fooled those who lack sense of reasoning. First of all consider the weight of the allegasion as compared to the source of the story. Of all the news agencies in the world, this unnamed source from BH deceided to choose this unknown media house to give out this information. Mind you BH started before GEJ became president. This fabricated story is nothing but a continuetion of campaing of calunmny by christian media terrorists.

@op, this afabricated story. It is meant to creat more gap between the north and east.
I think your brother should be greatful to his host for allowing him to do business (armed robbery, kidnapping, 419 etc, who knows) and built a 20m naira mansion. Tell me how many Bauchi indegines you allow in your state to own 1m naira house?

chima12:
Bbc hausa( boko haram fm) should top the list of stations to have their licences revoked.

Jelosy go kill some people oh. See this Igbo monkey dey call for BBC licences to be cancel. Is it becouse dey no do programme in that your language weh no sweet at all? You think say BBC Hausa na Naija radio? Go carry your canoe go see oyibo for London and tell am say you come to cancel BBC Hausa licence weh GEJ givam. MUMU.

Let me ask please. Are we still under military dictatoship? I think we are under GEJ autocracy. So all these dictators calling for banning of some media outfits should please rewind their lives to the 70's or 80's.
Why not take them to court if you think they are contravening any law or report them to NUJ if you think they are not professional enough.
NO more dictatorship in Naija. Freedom of expression,
Freedom of the press,
Freedom of information,
If you dont like it go hell.

I sense some political undertone to this.
1- Why neither Ali Sherif nor the incumbernt governor of Borno or Yobe were questioned?
2- Kano is not the 1st or 2nd state attacked by BH, why no former governor from these states was questioned?
3- It is clear that Kwankwaso is a sworn political enemy of Shekarau
4- Why did it take the SSS all this time before inviting him.
5- The most appropriate person to be invited by SSS is President Gudluk Ebelem Junatan for he knows the supponsors of BH, period.

Marlboro1:
Do you guys see the trend - Islamic terrorists BH attack the police or army and kill a lot  of people and get away without losing a single soul. That is understandable because the governors  - like Kwankwaso think they are harmless and must not be hurt. Let the police and army do their jobs. Untie their hands and let them take the fight to the murderous criminals in their dens. Yobe, Bauchi, Borno, Kano and Kaduna governors know all these guys and their activities but dont want to help defeat them.

I can see that even you, yourself dont understand your point. Instead of you to condem the incompetance of the security and FGN you are pointing finger at governors who dont have control over police or army. For your information, Kaduna governor is never a muslim but a christian.

Na Lie!!! The man from Benin Republic don Bleep GEJ for AU presidency. Everybody knows.

May her gentle soul rest in peace.

Is like many of us are confused to the level that we cant differentiate between fighting in a foreign land and fighting an internal war.
America is fighting Alqaeda with military force in foreign lands not within the US. So the risk of american casualities is minimal. Even then they use a tactic called winning the hearts and minds of the people.
In case of BH, Nigeria is fighting an intenal war where almost all the casualities are Nigerins the property been destroyed belong to Nigerians. It is the most difficult war to win just with fire power. Negotiation remains the best way to end this nonse.
It is normal for the BH leader to say no now just like GEJ said no going back on subsidy removal.

kizito96:
Not every story should be published, They should have been slaughtered and ,

cooked for your meals as usual.
Another okija shrine member and Igbo BH in the making.

FXKing2012:
Hope they are not attacking Igbo traders again?

You see them? When people are saying civilians are been killed by security, this igbo bigot is hoping THEY are not attacking igbo traders. Who are the THEY? If they are attacking them what will you do?

starpon:
I jst belive those bkh hv nt precipitate here 2 try dat their nonsense. Because if the do hmmmmm iwe na ewe MASSOB

I dey lagh oh. MOSSOB! Waitin they fit do. You think think say na money BH de share? Open your eyes oh.

FXKing2012:
How dare BH step foot in Biafraland, were they blind in doing so? They had better not wake a sleeping LION!

This defeated lion will keep on sleeping forever becouse he is a coward.

nikky5:
Was it lawful for them to bear arms illegaly?Any armed aboki is a confirmed boko haram.period.

Who tell you say they carry weapon illegally? Mumu no de read tory before comment. So any armed inyamiri is either armed robber, kidnapper or both.

frosbel:
All the Ibo armed robbers with their AK47s, M16s and RPGs should be able to handle the situation

And all the igbo boko haram like the one who tried to set church ablaze and the ones sending emails to embassies. They should come and join forces. Coward people.

I think something is missing. The vehicle number XA 581 MRD is a private number not official and Zamfara state gov is inscribed on the vehicle.

27naira:
SMH

Obviously, BOKOHARAM has infiltrated NairaLand

Obviously, with 27 Naira briebe.

dem_people:
Lets be honest to ourselves.

From a suspect having an "association with the VP", to finding a suspect with an "airforce officer" in a "govt. house", to aiding  Boko Haram suspects by a "commissioner of police",  all of these, powerful connections. If there ever was/ is a chance of ending Boko Haram, its you northerners that would effect it.

GEJ has run out of ideas - and I don't blame him one bit.

Since he is out of ideas he should resign and give a chance to a Nigerian who has ideas, simple.

Acidosis:
must you hear from the federal governmen? ? ? is their no governor in kano state? ? why must he always jump to the camera for every single attack? besides he sent his condolence to the chairman of channels tv shortly after the ugly incidence.

Was there no Minister in charge of FCT when this mor0n comdemed the Oct 1 bombing? Was there no Governor in Niger state when made statement and visited Madala after the xmas day bombing? At most 50 were reported killed in madala while 170 reported killed in Kano and stil counting yet no statement or condolance from the wicked.

Basics007:
So they are killing humans up there and we are killing cows down here

Nop. You are killing both down there.

If you aren't his family member, it
shouldn't bother you.

Correct.

Is there no internet forum for Niger Delta people? This tale doesnt belong here. So apart from being Mumu, Jona is a first class Zombie? Me, I am waiting for nothing heroic from this shoe-less fisherman.

Bauchi.