Nigeria, April 5 -- The Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has dismissed as false the claim in a video circulating on social media that the residence of Matthew Kukah, the Holy Family Catholic Cathedral, and a Catholic Pastoral Centre worth N1 billion were set ablaze by Islamist protesters in Sokoto.

The Director of Communications for the diocese, Pascal Salifu, said in a statement on Saturday that the information was "totally false," adding that "the Bishop's residence, the Cathedral, and the Catholic Pastoral Centre in Sokoto remain safe, intact, and fully operational."

The claim, which circulated widely on social media, alleged that the facilities were attacked by hoodlums protesting the arrest of suspects linked to the 2022 killing of Debor...