Hijab crisis: no church razed in Ilorin – Kwara Police debunks rumour
The Kwara State Police Command has described as untrue some misinformation making the rounds in some National dailies that churches were razed, shops looted and business offices vandalized by protesters in Ilorin Metropolis over hijab crisis.
In a statement signed by the command Police Public Relations Officer, Sp Okasanmi Ajayi, the command debunk the story in its entirety.
The statement stated that no single church was burnt, no shop was looted neither were any business facilities closed down as a result of the hijab milieu.
Recall that, the state government shot 10 Christian grants in aid schools over their refusal to allow hijab adorning female students entrance into the schools after a court judgment to that effect.
The announcement of the opening of the shot schools heralded the protests by the church proprietors who insisted that no female students with hijab would be allowed entry and the attendant insistence by the Muslims that the female students must be allowed to enter the schools in hijab.
However, the command stated that all through this, it deployed adequate Policemen and other security agencies in all the schools/churches, the protests which were restricted to the schools have been peaceful all these while, efforts by hoodlums to hijack the process was vehemently resisted by the police. The professional handling of the protests has been commended by all parties involved including the government.
The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Lawal Bagega psc, also advised newsmen to support the Command as usual. Thereby urged journalists to continue to verify their stories before going public as what the state needs now is a joint effort to sustain the peace and harmony Kwara State is known with.
“The command is also assuring members of the public of her readiness to protect all law-abiding citizens while criminals will be arrested and dealt with per the law, please.” Said the Commissioner.
