Nigeria: Kaduna Blast - Police Absent On the Day of Attack, Says Priest

3 November 2012

Kaduna — Last Sunday, a suicide bomber hit the St. Rita's Catholic Church located at Angwan Yero in Kaduna metropolis, killing eight worshippers and injuring hundred others. Weekly Trust visited some of the injured victims, including the priest who was conducting mass when the incident took place.

The Priest of St. Rita's Catholic Church, Reverend Father Michael Boni, has said that men of the Kaduna State Police Command, who were always around to provide security during service in the wake of attacks on churches, were not on their duty post when a lone suicide bomber attacked the church last Sunday.

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