BREAKING NEWS: St. Rita Catholic church Badarawa, kaduna state. Explodes.

UPDATE
Here is a full statement sent by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity.

�President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has condemned Sunday’s suicide bomb attack on a Catholic Church in Kaduna state.

�The President who was extremely saddened by the explosion, described it as �barbaric, cruel and uncalled for.”

�President Jonathan�noted that the apparent objective of the criminal and unpatriotic elements and forces behind the attack is to set back the progress the Administration has made in the fight against terrorism in the country. �It is obvious that these people do not mean well for Nigeria and its unity and development,” he said.

�The President however, expressed confidence that the war against terrorism would become more unrelenting as the nation would never give in to the forces of terror and retardation.��He added that the persistence of messengers of evil will not prevail over the will of the government and the people to secure peace and safety.

�Our efforts to deal with all acts of terror and violence would only be redoubled even as the security agencies continue to receive all the support they need from government to reverse this unfortunate and unacceptable trend that threatens the peace and stability of our nation,” President Jonathan said.

�The President commiserated with the Catholic Church, family and friends of the victims of the bombing, assuring them that government’s resolve to deal with the threat of terrorism remains strong.”

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, an AFP correspondent who saw the violence said. Two other bloodied bodies apparently killed by the mob were seen near the church.

A rescue official on condition of anonymity also spoke of the man being burnt and said rescuers could not save him because the mob was too violent.

The mob also attacked an ambulance in the ensuing violence, but there was no indication that rescuers were wounded.

�So far we have eight dead and 145 injured from the church blast,” Musa Ilallah, regional coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency, told AFP, noting that his death toll included the suspected bomber.

Some Evangelical church leaders in Nigeria have said Christians may be forced to defend themselves if something is not done to address the unrest.

Previously Reported: St. Rita Catholic church Badarawa, kaduna state was been attacked by boko haram bombers at exactly 1o mins ago, the suicide bomber ran into the church with a jeep stuffed with explosives, they waited for the church to close then drove into the crowd coming out of the church and exploded.� This is happening right now in Kaduna north-Badarawa� near Barnawa, Our correspondent over there; Oredein Oluwaseyi, says that there is a possibility of clashes breaking out between Christians and Muslims afterward