The Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness, Muhammad Sanusi II, has told a delegation of religious leaders that he used his personal income to rebuilt a church that was destroyed during religious unrest at Rogo local government area in Kano.

Sanusi II, said: “I renovated the said church to help avoid a situation where a Christian believer might feel offended and his religion disrespected”.

Emir Sanusi II, stated this during a oneday Inter-Religious and Community Conference organised by Kano State government with the theme: “Towards Strengthening Interfaith and Community Relations for Harmony, Peace and Sustainable Development, held at Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano, Kano State, yesterday.

The Kano emir urged the followers of the two major religions to respect each other’s religion to avoid future religious disharmony in the state and the country at large.-Abubakar Salihi