10 DEAD, 145 INJURED IN KADUNA CATHOLIC CHURCH BOMBING TODAY

St. Peters Church building after the hit by suicide bomber today

Another bloody Sunday as suicide attacker drove a car bomb into the  St. Rita Catholic Church in  Ungwar Yero  area of Kaduna metropolis this morning killing 10 people and injuring about 145 people. The attacker rammed an SUV into the church forcing its way into the church premises and there was a huge explosion as the car reached the church building. "It was dust, fire and smoke all over," a witness said. The attack which occurred around 8:50 am during the morning mass has sparked fierce reprisals that saw a Christian mob burn a man alive.

Christian youths took to the streets of Kaduna with machetes and sticks after the blast, targeting those they believed to be Muslims as anger again boiled over due to repeated church bombings in recent months. Attackers beat a motorcycle taxi driver near the church, then put his bike on top of him before dousing him with petrol and setting him on fire. Two other bloodied bodies apparently killed by the mob were seen near the church.

In June alone,  Boko Haram claimed responsibility for three suicide attacks on churches in Kaduna state which led to violent riots which left a lot of people dead.

Dear God, pls hear our cry for peace in this nation.