El-Rufai condemns burning of pavilion for church conference in Kaduna

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.

Mr Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna, said in a statement issued on Friday in Kaduna that the Government of Kaduna received security report detailing the incident.

He said 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.

Aruwan said the Governor who frowned at the incident, has directed security agencies to carry out diligent investigation towards identifying and punishing the culprits.

“Investigations into the incident are in progress.”Aruwan said.