The Zamfara Urban and Rural Planning Board on Tuesday visited the premises of the Nigeria Christian Corpers’ Fellowship in the state and demolished a building of the fellowship that was under construction.
The officials, who were in company with
armed policemen and operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence
Corps, came with a bulldozer, which broke down the fence of the lodge
before pulling down the building.
Some youths in the community jubilated after the demolition.
According to Source some
members of the host community had been against the construction of the
fellowship’s building, stating that the fellowship wanted to build a
church extension.
The Zamfara Urban and Rural Planning Board had said that only residential structures were allowed on the premises.
The NCCF had said they wanted to convert
the structure into a multipurpose facility to accommodate more corps
members, and later suspended the construction of the building.
The Zamfara State Coordinator of the
NYSC, Mr. B.B Ballama, who visited the NCCF, described the demolition as
sad and unfortunate.
He urged the corps members residing in
the lodge to remain calm, noting that neither him nor the NYSC was
informed of the demolition.
Ballama advised the corps members not to
spread rumours, saying that he was already getting alarming calls that
the corps members were violently attacked.
He said, “It is unfortunate that the
building was demolished. This is not encouraging for youths who are
ready to serve their fatherland. Irrespective of where we find
ourselves, it is unfortunate. No matter what happened, Nigeria is
Nigeria, and they (corps members) are Nigerians.”
The President, Zamfara NCCF, Ntah Ufot,
who also addressed the corps members, urged them not to react in any
unlawful way but to go to God in prayers.
He said, “We are sorry that the
situation has resulted into this but we still give God the glory. You
may be agitated but you have full cover from God.
“I know you have issues on your mind but
you should learn to trust in your leaders that the matter will be
resolved. The NCCF lodge remains the safest place for corps members.”
Members of the Christian Association of Nigeria also came to the lodge to assess the situation.
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