Oritsejafor Raising false alarm, Kastina State Government Insist

The authority charged with preventing indiscriminate erection of structures in Kastina State has insisted that the CAN National President; Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor was deliberately raising false alarm as at no time was any church in the State marked for demolition.

The Katsina State Inter-faith Committee denied the destruction of the church in Matazu Local Government Area by the Katsina Urban and Regional Planning Development Authority (KURPDA).

The chairman of the committee, Isah Dodo, made the denial on Saturday in Matazu during a visit to the area.

He said that the committee was mandated to investigate and ascertain the true picture of the matter. He explained that the affected area was a pathway between a school and staff quarters of the church.

Dodo further explained that the church decided to fence the school and the staff quarters, thereby blocking the pathway, which had been in existence for more than 20 years.

He said that the committee’s investigation showed that the church did not get permission from the authorities before it fenced the area in question.