Reasons Why St. Rita’s Catholic Church Kaduna Was Bombed

FURTHER facts emerged on Tuesday about the factors that informed the attack on St. Rita’s Catholic Church, Malali, Kaduna on Sunday as investigations have revealed that the attackers picked on the church because it was seen as a “soft target.”

According to sources, the church is located in a rural area where the presence of the military and the mobile police was scanty.

Investigators working for federal authorities over the Kaduna church attack were said to have informed government sources that the perpetrators had engaged in surveillance around the area and picked the church because it was seen as a “soft target.”

It was discovered that other areas were well-fortified and had serious military presence and that entering such locations could pose challenges to the suicide bomber.

According to investigations, the suicide bomber also chose to strike at the period when the church was having Holy Communion as a strategy to get as many worshippers as possible.

It was gathered that one of the factors that also informed the strike was the fact that besides being a soft target, the church also harbours a slightly big congregation of 1,200, which  can guarantee the suicide bomber a number of casualties.