Praying Muslims Attacked By Oro Traditionalist In Osun State Nigeria
Traditional religious worshippers have
attacked a mosque in lle-lle Osun state southwest Nigeria injuring four people.
The
reports reveal that the Muslims were inside the mosque on Thursday evening
preparing for the prayers when traditionalists performing the pro-ritual
attacked the mosque.
According to Vanguard, the traditionalist in the town had made an
announcement on Wednesday that the Oro cult will carry out some rituals between
2 pm and 7 pm thus advising residents to avoid the areas.
Abdulazeez Bashir, one of the worshippers at
the mosque recounted that the Oro adherents broke through the fence into the
mosque and started flogging the worshippers with canes, and ordered them to
leave the ablution area.
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He said, “One of them even attacked the Imam, Alhaji
Abdullateef Adesiyan while coming into the mosque. He was beaten with a cane
and hit in the face with a rod.
“When I discovered that about five persons have been injured,
apart from the Imam of the mosque, I had to call the Ife Chief Imam to intimate
him of the happenings.
“The situation could have escalated into a big religious
crisis when other Muslims begin to gather around, but the traditionalists
eventually ran away. The victims were later taken to hospital for treatment,”
he said.
In response, Ooni's spokesperson, Moses Olafare, stated that
the situation was under control and that a peace meeting was being held between
stakeholders.
He said, “Ife Traditional Council is on top of the matter.
The leadership of the Muslim community in Ife is also involved in the peace
meeting currently ongoing. Muslim, traditionalists, and Christians living in
the town have been cohabitating in peace for centuries.
“The Ooni, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi is calling on all those
involved to allow peace to reign. Security agents, leaders of the
traditionalists, and the leadership of the Muslim community are meeting to
address the issue”, he said.
When contacted, Osun
Police Command spokesperson Yemisi Opalola confirmed the incident, stating that
an investigation into the mosque invasion had been launched.
“We deployed our men to the scene and normalcy had returned
to the area while we have commenced investigation into the alleged mosque
invasion,” the Police PPRO said.
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