Our clerics told us that whenever our beloved Prophet Muhammad saw anything, no matter how little, with a sign of cross on it, he would ensure that such a thing is destroyed.
By Ife Osemedua
365Daily – More reasons have emerged for the controversial demolition of the Government House roundabout in Kano State as the Secretary to the Kano State Government, Baffa Bichi, has said the Christian cross on the structure, which, according to him, is against the doctrine of Islam, was one of them.
He added that the Muhammadu Buhari bridge in Hotoro part of the state also has a cross symbol on it and would be removed as well.
The newly inaugurated Governor of the State, Abba Kabir-Yusuf, had ordered and personally supervised the demolition of the roundabout built by the immediate past Abdullahi Ganduje administration to commemorate Kano’s Golden Jubilee, on Wednesday.
Following the destruction of the structure, the governor, through his Chief Press Secretary, Sanusi Dawakin Tofa, explained that the structure was substandard and may collapse in one year.
However, DAILY NIGERIAN reported that while speaking during a Freedom Radio, Kano programme it monitored on Wednesday, the SSG said the roundabout was marked for demolition because it carried a large Christian cross, which, according to him, is against the doctrine of Islam.
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He added that the structure was also obstructing the view of drivers accessing all routes linked through it.
Bichi was quoted: “The roundabout is obstructing the view of motorists, and secondly, if you use a drone camera, you will see that the roundabout has large design of a cross on top of it.
“And over 9.99 or 100 percent 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 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.”
Mr Bichi said other demolished structures were illegally acquired by officials of the previous administration, adding that the government would only pay compensation to people with genuine proof of ownership. He added that the administration would equally recover government assets and property sold outside in the state.