No fewer than 205 chairs, musical instruments and other equipment worth millions of naira were reported stolen by hoodlums in Katsina State on the first day of the ongoing nationwide planned peaceful protest against hardship.

PUNCH Online reports that the hoodlums invaded a Living Faith Church in the Daura Local Government Area of the state, looting 205 chairs, musical instruments, and other valuable items worth millions of naira.

The Pastor in charge of the church, David Sarki, told our correspondent in Katsina on Sunday that the church service could not be held due to the incident.

He said, “Because the hoodlums took everything inside the church on the first day of the protest, they decided to worship at their various home cells.

“We have two security personnel working in the church; one was on duty while the other was off. When the protest began around 10:00 am, the hoodlums just diverted to the church, many of them in Keke Napep (tricycle), broke the door and windows and entered the church auditorium.

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

“Three churches were their target. They succeeded in invading the Living Faith Church and Deeper Life, but couldn’t gain access to the third one, which is the Anglican Church, because of the strong protection at the gate.”

He added, “We have informed the police and the army about it, and the police told us yesterday that they have made some arrests.

“I am surprised by this attack. When we are thinking about ending bad governance protests, which have now escalated to the invasion of churches, it is something that everyone should seriously condemn. It is not food that we store in the house of God; it is a place of worship. Why is it only a church? The government should come to the reality that they are serving humanity, and God will judge us all, whether political or religious leaders.

“My prayer for the perpetrators is that they should repent from what they are doing because for you to enter a church, a place of worship, is wrong, and you know you are not fighting, man. They should seek repentance. I know God is forgiving, and He will forgive them.”

Similarly, the Pastor in charge of Power of Resurrection in Katsina State, Nelson Onyekachuku, whose church was also invaded by the hoodlums during the protest in Katsina town, lamented the vandalisation of the church windows as the hoodlums could not gain access to the building due to the iron protectors of the church gate.

Onyekachuku, who is also the former state Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Katsina, condemned the action entirely, noting that they should not add to the pain of the church.

He called on the government to change its policy, address the issues of the people and always ensure the protection of the church whenever such an incident happens.

No official statement has been released by the State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sadiq Abubakar, as he is not responding to messages sent to his cell phone.

PUNCH Online observed a heavy security presence in churches across the state on Sunday.

Source: https://punchng.com/#End-Bad-Governance-In-Nigeria-Hoodlums-invade-Katsina-churches-cart-away-equipment

And the owner of Living faith Church is David Oyedepo !

Observing.

So northerners are now looting yoruba churches because Yorubas didn’t protest!

Some protesters up north appear to be loosing focus.

vanbonattel:
And the owner of Living faith Church is David Oyedepo !

Observing.

You mean Northerners targeting Yoruba business?






Anyways they will leave the North and start attacking their fathers (Igbo)

adenigga:
↪“We have two security personnel working in the church; one was on duty while the other was off. When the protest began around 10:00 am, the hoodlums just diverted to the church, many of them in Keke Napep (tricycle), broke the door and windows and entered the church auditorium.

Protestors are not driving around in Keke Napeps though, so why blame the protestors for what seemed an organized operation?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC-KqBDV-sk?si=k7sC-iwF3v-S-CKd

Let the church pray for the hoodlums to return the stolen equipment.



As prayer is the master key, so let the church use it.

APC sponsored hoodlums not genuine protesters. They invaded Winners chapel and stole because Oyedepo has been the only voice speaking against the atrocities of APC right from the days of the Daura dullàrd to the days of iragbiji dullàrd. You won't see them invading Redeemed Christian church of God, because daddy GO of Redeemed is obviously dinning with them.

Pissful protesters dem

preventable protest but bat threatening

Kobojunkieee:
Protestors are not driving around in Keke Napeps though, so why blame the protestors for what seemed an organized operation?

Were you there to know what they drove in with?

Obiedun:
↪Were you there to know that they drove in with?

There are hundreds of videos of protestors on foot—not in cars, bikes, or even Napeps. There is no video showing protestors driving around, particularly in the North. Almost everyone in the crowd is on foot. So a bunch of thieves driving around in Napep is another thing entirely.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC-KqBDV-sk?si=k7sC-iwF3v-S-CKd

Mosque no dey that area abiii nothing dey inside the mosque lols. clueless pipo

APC protest branch.

COMRADES, see the kind of affliction that Tinubu is causing to this nation

vanbonattel:
And the owner of Living faith Church is David Oyedepo !

Observing.

It's more like a payback for the arrests & killings of their brothers

This protest is North vs Ronu,

Tinupoo💩 is on fire.

lyndire:
They don't know Road to Buhari house? They're already loosing focus.

So Ronu now wants to blame buhari for their brother's mess?

Ronu people and shifting goalposts are like bread and butter, same shit they did in Asaba and bayelsa massacre.

Ode.

Lol, their "peaceful" protest turned into a religious crisis. Let's hear what Mr. Yes Daddy will say since they're now attacking churches and if Atiku will report his group of protesting hoodlums to the UN.

-Kiss the truth!

vanbonattel:
And the owner of Living faith Church is David Oyedepo !

Observing.

Similarly, the pastor in charge of power of resurrection in Katsina state, Nelson Onyekachuku whose church was also invaded by the hoodlums during the protest".

-Kiss the truth!

It seems some Yoruba Muslims joined the Kastina protest, I think so

This is what Peter Pandora Obituary Agulu 419 wants by declaring political war on the country because he came distant 3rd in election

Ok

Lol Peaceful Protesters...


Wetin concern Church equipment with Hunger Protest....

2024 we will NEVER forget.

Tinubu massacred hundreds of harmless protestersin the North with the aid of the yoruba IG of police.

Northerners Ronu!

Church toooo?


Let dem go to government and federal offices,
Then i will believe their believe

Mk dem sha no turn am to ethno religious crisis over there.

But the protest must continue

Okay