Hijab: AbdulRazaq Sets up Committee to Probe Ijagbo Violence

Hammed Shittu in Ilorin

Piqued by the violence at Oyun Baptist High School at Ijagbo in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State over the wearing of Hijab, the state governor, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has set up a seven-person committee to investigate the circumstances that led to the violence.

The government asked the committee to establish the roles of every person involved and recommend to the state government what steps to be taken to avoid a recurrence in the future

A statement issued by governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Rafiu Ajakaye, said that the chairman of the committee is the pioneer Provost of Kwara State College of Health Technology and currently a Director at the National Open University of Nigeria, Dr. Shehu Omoniyi.

The statement said that the co-chairman of the panel is the Secretary General of Ijagbo Descendants Progressive Union, Mr. Emmanuel Adebayo Fatola.

Other members are Pastor Modupe Oreyemi Agboola; Kwara State Chairperson of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations. Dr. Saudat Baki; Special Assistant to the Governor on Religion (Islam), Alhaji Ibrahim Zubair Danmaigoro; a representative of the Office of the Special Assistant to the Governor on Religion (Christianity); and a Director in the Ministry of Justice, Ishola Olofere (Secretary).

The statement added that “The panel will invite and listen to all the parties (including leadership of the school), establish the truth of what happened and the roles of various persons involved, and make recommendations to the government on how to prevent such unfortunate situations in the future.”

The statement therefore said that the committee has three weeks starting from the first day of sitting to submit its report to the government.

It also urged the people of the community and every party involved to cooperate with the committee and give peace a chance.