By Gabriel Udeh, Kaduna
A church building has been set ablaze in Zango Kataf Local government area of Southern Kaduna in Kaduna state, according to statement on Friday evening.
The state government Security update on Friday 29th January 2021, issued by Internal Security and Home Affairs commissioner, Mr Samuel Aruwan and made available to journalists already condemned the burning of “pavilion for church conference in Zangon Kataf Local government.
It added that “The Government of Kaduna state received security report detailing the incident, which stated that a pavilion erected by the leadership of the ECWA Church ahead of its conference was set ablaze by unknown persons at a location near the Palace of the Agwatyap.
“The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has condemned the burning of a pavilion arranged for a church conference in Zangon Kataf local government.
“The Governor who frowned at the incident, directed security agencies to carry out diligent investigation towards identifying and punishing the culprits.
“Investigations into the incident are in progress”, it stated.
