Suicide Bomber Kills Priest, 4 Christians in Nigeria

A suicide bomber entered a church in Nigeria this past Sunday, killing a priest and four other Christians in an attack that media outlets suggest bears similarity to attacks carried out by the Boko Haram terror group.

The attack took place this past Sunday when a suicide bomber detonated their explosives inside Redeemed Christian Church of God in the city of Potiskum, killing a priest and four Christian worshippers, three of whom were women and children.

This past Sunday's attack is one of many carried out against both Christians and Muslims in the highly volatile northeastern region of Nigeria, where there have been reports of a large Boko Haram presence.

On Sunday evening, a restaurant and a mosque were targeted in the Nigerian city of Jos, leaving 44 dead.

Local officials have reported an increase in terrorist attacks following the end of the fasting period for the Muslim Ramadan holiday.

One eyewitness at the attack on the mosque in Jos told BBC that there was a suicide bombing preceding by gunfire.

"When they started shooting people, people started running helter-skelter for their lives," Akaria Ahammed told the BBC, adding that "unfortunately those that stood up were shot."

In one recent attack, a religious scholar who preaches for the harmonious co-existence of all religions was reportedly targeted.

Eyewitness Danladi Sani told the Associated Press that one suicide bomber targeted cleric Sani Yahaya as he spoke at the Yantaya Mosque.

"He is a great Islamic scholar who has spoken out against Boko Haram, and that is why we believe he was the target," Sani told The Associated Press.