Captivating moment of history and faith in Wusasa, 1973 On February 2, 1973, Head of State General Yakubu Gowon and his elder brother Mr Peter Gowon, a Second World War veteran, served as pallbearers at the funeral of their father, Papa Yohanna Gowon, held in Wusasa, Zaria (present-day Kaduna State). The funeral service took place at St. Bartholomew’s Church, Wusasa, widely regarded as the oldest mission church in Northern Nigeria—a fitting venue for a man whose life was devoted to Christian missionary work. Papa Yohanna Gowon, who passed away at the age...