Kaduna govt investigates burning of church pavilion

Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has ordered a probe into the burning by  hoodlums of a pavilion arranged for a church conference in Zangon Kataf Council of Kaduna.

In a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, the governor condemned the burning of the church pavilion and directed that the incident be immediately investigated.

“The government of Kaduna State received a 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, who frowned at the incident, directed security agencies to carry out diligent investigations towards identifying and punishing the culprits.

“Investigations into the incident are in progress,” Aruwan stated.