Our correspondent learnt that some angry Christian parents went to BHS to protest the alleged prevention of their children from wearing Christian uniforms to the school.
An eyewitness told our correspondent that the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Iwo Local Government Area, Pastor Paul Olagoke, some pastors from Osun Baptist Conference and other members of CAN were in the school to prevent trouble.
They ensured that the pupils, who had earlier been prevented from entering the school because of the type of dresses they wore, were eventually allowed to go into the school.
The Secretary to Osun State Government, Moshood Adeoti, was said to have visited the school to appeal to the aggrieved persons.
The SSG was said to have addressed the pupils and parents. But members of the Christian community were said to have insisted that the state government should disallow pupils from wearing hijab to school in order to stop the rebellion by pupils from other religious backgrounds.
One of the clergymen who went to the school, Rev. Olawale Olarinre, said that they learnt that some Muslims had planned to hold Jumat prayer in the school on Friday, hence their move to mobilise Christians against it.
Speaking with our correspondent, Olarinre said, "We were informed in the morning that some persons were preventing Christian pupils wearing religious dresses from entering the school.
"We also heard that some Muslims wanted to hold Jumat prayer at Baptist High School today (Friday) for the first time and we mobilised Christians to stop it. But before we got there, security agents had dispersed them.
"We will not allow hijab in our school and that is our stand. The whole Christian community is against this, we have the support of the Osun Baptist Conference and our national president."
Olarinre said that the SSG gave an order that no student should be found in the school by 1 pm, which is the time for Jumat prayer.
The cleric said they were happy to have achieved their aim of preventing Jumat prayer from holding in the school.
The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the state, Mr. Ayo Olowe, confirmed that security agents prevented the situation from degenerating into violence.
The protest against wearing of hijab in schools founded by Christian missionaries had led to disagreement between Christians and Muslims.
The National Publicity Secretary of Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Alhaji Muibi Adebanjo, had said in a statement that CAN's action of preventing pupils from wearing hijab in schools could trigger religious crisis in the state.
He said, "We detest this act of religious intolerance and protest against Muslim children wearing hijab to their newly allocated schools.
"The Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria wishes to remind CAN that the issue of hijab wearing is the fundamental rights of any Muslim child and it cannot be tampered with. The actions of the CAN on the issue is capable of igniting religious crisis in the state that is currently enjoying peaceful coexistence among adherents of various religions.
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The incident playing out is just the tip of the iceberg. Why can't muslim girls were long sleeve shirts,button up the shirts anh wear skirts that are longer than knee length.In all honesty moral education should be given to our chilren by their parents.Pls let peace reign because we are of the same blood. IWO OMO ODO OBA, OMO ATENIGBOLA, ATENI GBOORE. ILU IWO KO NI BA JE.
ReplyDeleteThe incident playing out is just the tip of the iceberg. Why can't muslim girls were long sleeve shirts,button up the shirts anh wear skirts that are longer than knee length.In all honesty moral education should be given to our chilren by their parents.Pls let peace reign because we are of the same blood. IWO OMO ODO OBA, OMO ATENIGBOLA, ATENI GBOORE. ILU IWO KO NI BA JE.
ReplyDeleteCan someone please ask Aregbesola if that's the only school in Osun where those pupils can go to.
ReplyDeleteThis is a school founded by the Christians and doctored on christian terms and principles, why do you want truncate what they have built over so many years?
It is like you going into the home of someone and telling him/her where you as a stranger will park your car.
You might be the Governor today Aregbesola but that's not enough for you to want to dabble and change what you know you cannot. You know the truth -deal with it.
Why should muslims be alowed to wear hijab to christan shcool? Me think aregbe should intervine before it will dejenerate to something else.
ReplyDeleteLet them go and wear hijab in Muslim schools. Are you demented?
ReplyDeleteAregbesola is an occultic man,the issue of waearing hijab to school is meant to cover up,to tell people that he is a Muslim ...that never happened in The South western states,how come they want to hold jumat service in a Christian- owned school..God will uproot the fanatical governance in Osun state.
ReplyDeleteTHE WORST THING ANY LEADER WILL DO IS TO GET INVOLE IN RELIGIOUS ISSUES......
ReplyDeleteAREGBESOLA IS DIGGING HIS GRAVE.... THE YORUBA'S I KNOW ARE PEACEFUL PEOPLE I WILL CONTINUE TO SAY THIS BECAUSE I GREW UP IN THEIR MIX......
THEY Shouldn't allow aregbesola to sacrifice their children's blood to his gods in the name of fighting for Islam.....
C dia useless brainz, if wearin hijab iz dia fundermental ryte den build a school 4dem, and let dem practise dia fundamental ryte dia. Bt in no attempt kan u go 2 nt only a private school bt a christian missionary school 2 nd start talkin shit, kallin it a fundermental ryte. U kan even imagin, dey eve hav da impetus 2 organise demselves 4juma'at prayer 4 missionary school. Dem get liver o! I dnt hate muslims bt u c, dey shuld equally respect oda ppls religious blive. Nd 4dat man, u're tryin 2provoke da wrath of God upon ursef, family nd da children unborn. If na byforce make muslim children go christain children school den make den ready 2 abide by sum certain rules no b say dey go cum dea formulate dia own.
ReplyDeleteThis is so wrong... what is he doing, its their right yes but not when it comes to defiling another man's right...
ReplyDeleteYou can't claim ur right in another man's house...
That's rubbish...
Now look at what he caused ... a peaceful state is now on the violent news...
Leave the christains alone...
Stop tempting them...
I av said my own
Al salam aleku