News: What a Sunday! Female suicide bomber dies: 5 killed in catholic church in Kano: BH kidnaps wife of Vice PM in Cameroon

News: Female Suicide Bomber Dies In Failed AttemptTo Bomb University In Kano

The Nigeria police said a lone female suicide bomber died in an attempt to bomb, Northwest University in Kano around 1PM Nigerian time. 

The female estimated to be 16 years of age, was walking suspiciously towards the gate of the university when police guarding the area spotted her, isolated her and called for reinforcement from female police officers adept at handling Muslim females.
The young woman who had a bomb concealed inside her hijab, killed herself by detonating her explosives, five policemen suffered minor injuries.

News: 5 Killed Today In Bomb Blast In A Catholic Church In Kano

A bomb thrown into the premises of St. Charles Catholic Church in Sabon gari area of Kano shortly after the church service today has killed  five persons.
Nigeria Police public relations officer, Frank Mba, who confirmed the attack said an attacker threw a bomb into the church premises soon after the end of the church service.

The bombing killed five people including a soldier guarding the premises of the church. The bombing of the church today is the third bombing incident in Kano. Two previous attempts on a Mosque and a university were thwarted by the police in the city.

News: Boko Haram Spreads Reign Of Terror Into Cameroon, Kidnaps Wife Of Vice PM

The wife of Cameroon's vice prime minister was kidnapped, and Boko Haram militants in the northern town of Kolofata killed at least three people in an attack on Sunday, Cameroon officials said according to a Reuters report. 

A local religious leader, or Lamido, named Seini Boukar Lamine, who is also the town's mayor, was kidnapped as well, in a separate attack on his home.
Boko Haram, the Nigerian Islamist militant group, has stepped-up cross border attacks into Cameroon in recent weeks, as Cameroon has deployed troops into the region, joining international efforts to combat the militants.
"I can confirm that the home of Vice Prime Minister Amadou Ali in Kolofata came under a savage attack from Boko Haram militants," Issa Tchiroma told Reuters by telephone.
"They, unfortunately, took away his wife. They also attacked the Lamido's residence, and he was also kidnapped," he said. At least three people were killed in that attack.
A Cameroonian military commander in the region told Reuters that the vice prime minister, who was at home to celebrate the Muslim feast of Ramadan with his family, was taken to a neighboring town by security officials.
"The situation is very critical here now, and as I am talking to you, the Boko Haram elements are still in Kolofata town in a clash with our soldiers," said Colonel Felix Nji Formekong. He is the second commander of Cameroon's third inter-army military region, based in the regional headquarters of Maroua.
The Sunday attack is the third Boko Haram has carried out in Cameroon since Friday. At least four soldiers were killed in the previous attacks. Meanwhile, some 22 suspected Boko Haram militants who have been held in Maroua since March, were on Friday sentenced to prison sentences ranging from 10 to 20 years. It was unclear whether the events are related.