Zamfara Demolishes Corpers Fellowship Building
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...