Following reports of the burning of Baptist Church at Gidan Maso village in Rogo Local Government Area of Kano state, the Emir of Kano , Alhaji Sanusi Mohammed II summoned the district head of the area along with others to a meeting in his palace .At the meeting the emir “warned the District Head that such a thing must never happen again in his District and in fact, anywhere else in Kano Emirate”.
A statement by Tarayyar Masihiyawan Nigeriya (Hausa, Fulani, Kanuri Christians Association) at the weekend said “On April 9, the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Mohammed II, invited the Hakimin Rogo (District Head), Dagacin Kadana (Chief), CAN Chairman in Rogo L.G.A, Rev. Bulus Fara, the Baptist Church Pastor, Rev. Haliba Garba and the CAN P.R.O of Rogo Mal. Kabiru Garba to his Palace. The District Head read out the details of what transpired and the Emir expressed his dismay at what happened.
“He warned the District Head that such a thing must never happen again in his District and in fact, anywhere else in Kano State Emirate. He directed that the District Head should take up the matter with the Chairman, Rogo L.G.A, to rebuild the burnt Church and the Pastor’s house. The Emir followed up this verbal directive with a letter addressed to the Chairman, Rogo L.G.A on the same subject matter.
“This action of the Emir has really re-kindled the hope of all the oppressed Hausa, Fulani, Kanuri Christians not only in Kano State, but in all states where our people reside. We shall continue to pray for the Emir and others like him whom God has placed as rulers over the masses irrespective of religion or ethnicity” the statement said.
Also,the Kano State Police Command have arrested 15 persons in connection with the recent burning of Baptist Church at Gidan Maso village .
It could be recalled that during the incident which happened on April 1 at about 7:30 pm, the residence of the Pastor, Rev Habila Garba, was burnt by irate youths, while one of his daughters died of suffocation.
The attack on the Baptist Church came barely one week after a similar incident on a branch of Living Faith Church popularly called Winners Chapel in Giwa, Headquarters of Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State by two unidentified arsonists.
The President of “Tarayyar Masihiyawan Nijeria” (Hausa, Fulani and Kanuri Christians), General Ishaku Ahmed Dikko (retd), said these while giving situation report of the incident on Sunday in Abuja.
