State Environmental Protection Agency (KASEPA) employees along with police officers demolished a Catholic church in Naibawa, Kano state on the morning of June 19, according to a June 20 report from Christian Solidarity Worldwide. According to local sources, Christ the King Church had received an official letter in early June ordering them to vacate their property. Church officials had subsequently written a letter of appeal to local authorities and were awaiting a response when KAPESA workers and police officers turned up unexpectedly. Musical instruments and other objects were stolen, the building was bulldozed and the remaining property was set on fire.

Pray for the continued ministry of church fellowships in Kano, despite the opposition they face. Pray that, in the face of their property loss, they will know that they have "better and lasting possessions"
(Hebrews 10:36, 37).

For more information on persecution in Nigeria, go to the Nigeria Country Report.