It was received from Yobe State that suspected members of Boko Haram have carried out another attack, killing the pastor of a church and his two children before setting the building on fire.

This was confirmed by the military spokesperson, Eli Lazarus in a statement which read thus:

 “Unknown gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists attacked” the church in Yobe state early on Thursday.

“During the attack, a pastor and his two children were killed,” he said.

The church “and two other houses in the community were burnt by the gunmen before fleeing the scene of the incident,” the statement further said.

Sources disclosed that the killing occurred in the town of Dorawa, in Yobe State.

Yobe was one of three northeastern states placed under a state of emergency in mid-May as the military launched a major offensive aimed at crushing Boko Haram.

Yobe has seen less violence than neighbouring Borno state, Boko Haram’s base, but the insurgents have carried out major attacks there.

Attacks on churches, including suicide bombings, were once a near weekly occurence but have declined in recent months.

The latest violence came after the emergence of a new video, in which a man who resembles Boko Haram’s leader mocked reports of his possible death.