The Islamist sect Boko Haram said it was behind Sunday's suicide bomb attack outside a church in the central city of Jos, and warned of more such assaults.
“We carried out the attack on COCIN church in Jos today and we did what we did as part of our resolve to avenge the killings and dehumanisation of Muslims in Jos in the last 10 years”, spokesman Abul Qaqa told reporters in a conference call.
President Jonathan condemns acts of violence in Jos:
President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned Sunday's suicide bombing at the Headquarters of the Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) in Jos and the mindless acts of reprisal that followed the incident.
While the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku in London said the government was still open to dialogue with members of the Boko Haram sect that has claimed responsibility for a wave of bombings in which hundreds have been killed.
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