Nigeria, Jan. 31 -- The embattled Nigerian evangelist, Yinka Yusuf, has decided to look elsewhere for his "1 Million Crusade" after the Akwa Ibom State Government cancelled an approval granted to him.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the Akwa Ibom State Government, through its agency that manages public facilities, wrote a letter to Mr Yusuf, informing him that the approval to use a government hall, Ibom Hall, for the crusade had been withdrawn due to "security reasons" and the "prevailing security situation in the State".

The government letter, dated 27 July, was signed by Patrick Udomfang, the CEO of the Akwa Ibom Property and Investments Company Limited. The letter went viral of Facebook.

Mr Yusuf had paid the Akwa Ibom State Gov...