This appears to be the first suicide bomb blast occurrence in the country since the inception of year 2016. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)
At least 24 people are reported to have been killed in suicide bomb blasts in the north - east Nigerian town of... (3news.com)
The deadliest previous attack on a church was in September 2013, when twin suicide bomb blasts killed 85 people in a Peshawar church. (premierchristianity.com)