Nigeria, Aug. 12 -- Niger State Governor Mohammed Bago has described Saturday's looting and burning down of a church in his state as a "mindless and cowardly act."

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (Champion Zonal Headquarters) located along the Federal College of Education (FCE) Road in Kontagora was looted and set afire in the early hours of Saturday.

The church was reported to have suffered a similar fate 10 years after unidentified hoodlums reportedly warned that its building should not be completed.

The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the state, Bulus Yohanna, immediately condemned the latest incident.

Describing it as barbaric and uncalled for, Mr Yohanna said the government needs to take proper acti...