April 2012 Kaduna bombings
| April 2012 Nigeria bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of Nigerian Sharia conflict | |
| Location | Kaduna |
| Date | 8 April 2012 (UTC+01:00) |
| Target | Christian church |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 38 |
| 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. Suspicion fell on Boko Haram, the radical Islamist sect blamed for hundreds of killings in the country in 2012 alone.