4 killed, 1 church burnt as religious violence grips Kano

Religious violence has erupted in Bichi Local Government Area of Kano State and the incident has left four people dead, 15 shops and at least one church burnt and several people wounded.
This was revealed by eye witnesses who told our reporter in Kano, Idris Jibrin, that the violence erupted as a result of a communication breakdown between a non-Muslim tailor and a Muslim man over an inscription on a dress designed by the tailor.
According to some of the residents, the tailor had allegedly omitted two letters in the inscription, which signalled a change in the meaning of the inscription, and considered to be insulting to Muslims.
However, confirming the incident during a press briefing in Kano, the state capital, the State’s Police Commissioner, Ibrahim Idris maintained that there were no casualties in the violence and that the situation has been brought under control.