Muslims in Kwara, in a move of dominance, have allegedly attacked churches in the state for refusing hijab in missionary schools.

One of the affected churches is an Anglican Shalom church which went viral on social on Tuesday.

A video shared by Joe Tv shows a mob angrily throwing stones at a massive church. Further inquiry shows it was Muslims in the state who believes the Christians should obey the law by allowing female students wear hijab in missionary schools which are now in the state government’s control.

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This comes after the leader of Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Ishaq Akintola in a statement on Thursday said the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has not learnt from history, adding that “We will see who blinks first.”

The above statement, also comes after Christian parents barred female Muslim students from entering the school on Wednesday, after the government ordered the opening of the 10 missionary schools it had closed earlier. This action led to a clash with their Muslim counterparts, which later escalated to the rival groups throwing stones and plastic chairs at themselves.

Further stating, Prof. Akintola also asked that CAN be held responsible for whatever happens in those schools.

He believes that since “Both the Ilorin High Court and the Court of Appeal have ruled in favor of hijab. It is, therefore, illegal, illegitimate, unlawful and unconstitutional for CAN to insist that its members should not obey the courts and that the schools should not allow female Muslim students to use the hijab or even enter the school premises. It is the height of lawlessness.

At least, 20 people, including four pastors, were wounded and three hospitalised when Muslim fundamentalists attacked the First Baptist Church Surulere, Ilorin, Kwara State on Wednesday.

According to President of Kwara Baptist Conference, Reverend Victor Dada, Muslim fundamentalists also promised to burn down the three-storey building where Christians were gathered for a peaceful demonstration.

Dada, in a statement, alleged that the Muslims threw stones at Christians for over one hour after they overpowered the police, forcefully removed the gate, signboard of the school, injuring over 20 people, including four pastors.

The statement partly read, “Despite that the case is at the Supreme Court and a stay of execution was obtained by proprietors of the mission school, the government announced the use of hijab and reopening of the schools today,” Dada said.

“Christians who were today at First Baptist Church Surulere, Ilorin on peaceful demonstration with drums and trumpets, came under serious attack by Muslim fundamentalists who mobilised themselves and louts in large numbers to attack us.

“More than 20 people (including four Pastors) were wounded with three hospitalised.

“The fundamentalist in the presence of security officials vehemently attempted to burn the church and when repelled, threatened to burn the church either during the day or at night.

“They doused the church gate with petrol and vandalised the auditorium. They also went ahead to vandalise The Apostolic Church, Eruda, Ilorin, a church without any grant-aided school.”

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) also pointing fingers earlier, said that the state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, should be held responsible should the crisis degenerates.

CAN further called on the President Muhammadu Buhari led government and to intervene in the violence over the hijab policy.

The apex Christian organisation expressed concern that the governor violated the court directive on the matter to maintain status quo on the case.

The ten mission schools recently shut down in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital were reopened on Wednesday by the state government

The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Mrs Mary Kemi Adeosun, had on Tuesday announced the government’s decision.

However, the decision resulted in violence as Christian staff of the First Baptist Church school defied the government’s directive and stopped the Muslim girls who resumed for classes in their hijab dress code thereby provoking the girls and their parents on ground.