Eyewitnesses say that
members of the National
Emergency Management
Agency (NEMA) Emergency
Response Team (ERT) which
rushed to the scene of
today’s bombing at the St.
Rita Catholic Church in
Kaduna had to fend off a
mob attack as they arrived to
help the victims.
The suicide bomber crashed
into the walls that fenced the
church centre after his
attempt to go into the main
building was denied by
security at the entrance. At
least eight people were killed
in the attack, including the
bomber, and 145 were
injured.
Parts of the church building
and some nearby houses
were badly damaged.
According to NEMA's
statement about the atta, the
ERT officials escaped being
lynched as angry youths in
the community, carrying
sticks, machetes and other
weapons attacked the
agency’s ambulances and
other response vehicles. The
rear side glass of one of the
ambulances was destroyed.
Following the evacuation
operation carried out by
NEMA, Red Cross and other
disaster management
agencies, the injured were
taken to various medical
centers.
The Barau Dikko Specialists
Hospital has the highest
casualties with 4 deaths, as
well as close to 82 victims
receiving treatment, followed
by the 44 Army Reference
Hospital, with 3 deaths and
35 people on admission.
Garkuwa Specialists Hospital
has 1 death, as well as 15
victims on treatment; St.
Gerard Catholic Hospital has
14 patients, while Yusuf
Dantsoho Hospital admitted
2 injured victims.
Saharareporter
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