Tension as Hoodlums Attack Churches During Hunger Protest in Katsina, Details Emerge

• Hoodlums who hijacked the ongoing nationwide protests against hunger and economic hardship targeted churches in Katsina state
• The pastor in charge of the Living Faith Church in Daura, David Jato, said the hoodlums looted about 205 chairs, musical instruments, and other valuable items on Thursday, August 1
• No fewer than four churches were attacked, windows vandalised and properties worth millions of naira carted away

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Katsina state - Hoodlums attacked Living Faith Church and Deeper Life Church and carted away properties and other musical instruments during #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests in the Daura local government area of Katsina state.

The pastor in charge of the Living Faith Church in Daura, David Jato, said the hoodlums looted about 205 chairs, musical instruments, and other valuable items worth millions of naira on Thursday, August 1.

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Jato added that three churches were targeted but the hoodlums only succeeded in invading the Living Faith Church and Deeper Life Church, but couldn’t force themselves into the Anglican Church because of the strong iron protector at the gate.

As reported by Leadership, Jato lamented that they couldn’t hold Sunday service in the auditorium of the church because the hoodlums went away with everything inside the church building during the protests.

"When the protest began around 10:00am, the hoodlums just diverted to the church, many of them in Keke NAPEP (Tricycle), and broke the doors and classes and penetrated the church auditorium.

“They packed everything inside the church auditorium, including the wall digital clock, musical instruments, pulpit, pastor’s chairs, plastic chairs, and a desktop computer at the reception, as well as a scoreboard where the accountant usually kept church documents. They scattered everything.”

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The hoodlums also attacked the ‘Power of Resurrection’, in Katsina town, and vandalised the church windows, Vanguard reports.

The attackers, however, could not enter because of the iron protectors of the church, which is headed by the former state chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria ( CAN), Very Rev. Nelson Onyekachuku.

Did protesters attack Buhari house, Emir’s palace?

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the spokesman for the Emir of Daura, Usman Ibrahim Yaro, said hunger and hardship protesters did not attack ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s house and the Emir’s palace.

Yaro said there were no violent protests in Daura as the people mostly engaged in weddings during the curfew periods from 10 am to 4 pm.

He said the protesters, however, destroyed signboards in front of houses belonging to politicians in Daura.

Source: Legit.ng