We Demolished Tumbin Giwa Roundabout Due To Sign Of Christian Cross Which Is Against Islam — Kano SSG

By Sola Omoniyi, Lagos

Following the demolition of the Tumbin Giwa Roundabout in Kano state, the Secretary to the State Government, Baffa Bichi, has revealed the reasons behind the act.

Recall that Congress News had earlier reported about the demolition of the government house roundabout monument by the administration of Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf.

According to the SSG during an interview on Freedom Radio, Kano, the roundabout is obstructing the view of motorists.

“The roundabout is obstructing the view of motorists, and secondly, if you use a drone camera, you will see that the roundabout has a large design of a cross on top of it.

“And over 9.99 or 100 per cent of Kano indigenes are Muslims. So you can’t have a structure with a large inscription of the cross on it. It’s against Islamic values.

“Our clerics told us that whenever our beloved Prophet Muhammad saw anything, no matter how little, with a sign of the cross on it, he would ensure that such a thing is destroyed.

“So any picture of Kano you snap, you would see a large sign of the cross on it, even the Muhammadu Buhari underpass in Hotoro has a similar design, and I can assure you that plans are underway to make sure those symbols are removed from the bridge.”

Speaking further on the ongoing demolitions across different parts of the state, Mr Bichi said the structures were illegally acquired by officials of the previous administration.

“Anyone who is defending the encroachment of public institutions like hospitals, schools and Eid grounds is sick and needs medical attention.

“If you encroached on government land and the government collected it back, there is no way you could claim any compensation.

“All these structures we are demolishing were illegally acquired and shared among officials of the outgone administration.

“So, anyone demanding compensation should go and meet the person that sold the properties to them, because the monies were never remitted into the government account.

“If the government collects your property to build infrastructure for the masses, it is obligatory that such individuals would be compensated but that’s not the case here,” Mr Bichi stressed.