| April 2012 Nigeria bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of Nigerian Sharia conflict | |
  Kaduna April 2012 Kaduna bombings (Nigeria) | |
| Location | Kaduna |
| Date | 8 April 2012 (UTC+01:00) |
| Target | Christian church |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 38[1] |
| Injured | unknown |
| Perpetrator | Boko Haram |
A suicide car bombing occurred on Easter Day church services in the Nigerian city of Kaduna on 8 April 2012, targeting Christians. At least 38 people were reported dead.[2] Suspicion fell on Boko Haram, the radical Islamist sect blamed for hundreds of killings in the country in 2012 alone.[3][4]
- ^ "Suicide car bombing kills 38 in Nigeria on Easter Sunday". The Christian Science Monitor. Associated Press. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "Nigerian Easter bomb kills many in Kaduna". BBC News. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Nigeria bombing kills 38 in city of Kaduna". The Guardian. Associated Press. 8 April 2012. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Nigeria hit by fatal bomb attacks". Deutsche Welle. 8 April 2012.