**Igbo man accused of Blaspheming Islam.
**accused of saying, "Na Annabi ya zo kauwa" (God is for everybody)
**properties belonging to Christians and Southerners set on fire.
The Commercial city of Kano is engulfed by Religious rioters, an Igbo man was accused of blaspheming Islam. The man was alleged to have mispronounced the Hausa phrase, 'Na Annabi ya zo kauwa' (God is for everybody) by a passers-by, who overheard him and assumed that he was blaspheming the Islamic faith.
He alerted others, and they started chanting "Allah hu Akbar", setting Houses, cars and businesses, mostly of Christians and Southerners leaving in the area.
The casualty figure is still unknown, as the security officers have been drafted to control the situation.
Bichi town is 45 kilometres to Kano city.
The Commercial city of Kano is engulfed by Religious rioters, an Igbo man was accused of blaspheming Islam. The man was alleged to have mispronounced the Hausa phrase, 'Na Annabi ya zo kauwa' (God is for everybody) by a passers-by, who overheard him and assumed that he was blaspheming the Islamic faith.
He alerted others, and they started chanting "Allah hu Akbar", setting Houses, cars and businesses, mostly of Christians and Southerners leaving in the area.
The casualty figure is still unknown, as the security officers have been drafted to control the situation.
Bichi town is 45 kilometres to Kano city.
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