Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- The Akwa Ibom State Government has stopped a popular evangelist, Yinka Yusuf, from holding a scheduled "Uyo 1 Million Crusade" in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom capital.

The state government, through its agency that manages public facilities, wrote a letter to Mr Yusuf, informing him that an earlier approval to use a government hall, Ibom Hall, for the crusade has been withdrawn due to "security reasons" and the "prevailing security situation in the State".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 has gone viral of Facebook.

Mr Yusuf had paid the Akwa Ibom State Government for the use of the hall for his crusade, scheduled...