SULEJA, Nigeria — Members of a church in Suleja, Niger state, culminated a week of fasting and prayer July 17 with a memorial service for three Christians killed in a bombing by an Islamist sect. Muslim militants from the Boko Haram threw a bomb into the building of the All Christian Fellowship Mission church July 10 as members were leaving a Sunday worship service, authorities said. Pastor William Okoye, general overseer of the church, lamented the lack of security in Nigeria. Members of Boko Haram were reportedly expected to launch a terrorist offensive at the end of July, the two-year anniversary of the death of Boko Haram founder Mohammed Yusuf.
The explosion marks the third time this year that bombs have targeted institutions in Suleja, just outside the political heart of the nation. Church member Christopher Ogbu said he lost his wife, Ifeanyiwa Justina Ogbu, in the explosion.
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