He said the number of casualty may increase as rescue progresses.

According to some of the worshippers quoted by NAN, more than 200 members of the church are still missing.

Meanwhile, the police have said one policeman was killed in the second blast in the northern city of Jos which also targeted a church, the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Church.

The third attack in Damaturu, capital of northern Yobe state, left at least three dead.

According to police sources, two bombs went off in the city on Sunday

In the first one, a suicide bomber targeted the offices of the State Security Service (SSS), killing the suicide bomber and two others.

The casualty figure from the second attack that targeted a police station in Damaturu is not yet known.

In the meantime, the Islamic sect Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the simultaneous attacks.

According to the Daily Trust newspaper, Boko Haram spokesman Abul Qaqa, the sect coordinated the attacks.

Pana 25/12/2011

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