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Some Oro adherents, on Saturday, invaded a mosque in Idi-Iroko in the Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State and pelted the Imam and the congregation with stones.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the Muslims incurred the wrath of the traditionalists by coming out during the Oro festival to observe their prayers.

The Wakeelul Muslimeen of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta states, Sheikh Iskeel Lawal, said the incident happened during the observance of the afternoon (Suhr) prayer at the mosque.

While explaining the reason for the attack, Lawal said residents of the community had been warned by the Oro adherents not to go out during their festival on Saturday.

He said Muslims in the area first complied with the directive, but later came out to observe the afternoon prayer, which led to the attack on them by the Oro traditionalists inside the mosque.

Lawal stated, “The incident occurred around 1.18pm on Saturday when our Muslim brothers were observing the Suhr prayer at the Umar bin Khatab Mosque at Odan-Aje, behind the General Hospital, Idi-Iroko.

“The Oro adherents invaded the mosque and pelted the Imam and the congregation with stones, and chased them away. They later destroyed the property in the mosque.”

While warning against religious crisis in the state, the Islamic leader said, “We condemn the action of the Oro adherents and urge the government to intervene in the issue before it escalates.

“It is not in the 1999 Nigerian Constitution that no one, whether he is a Muslim or not, must not go out on a particular day or time because of the Oro festival.

“Everybody is free to practice what he wants; no one should impose his ideology on another person. The government must intervene before it becomes too late.”

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident.

He said the command had arrested some of the perpetrators.

When asked for the number of the suspects arrested, Oyeyemi promised to call our correspondent back, but had yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.

xyz123456:
Nonsense. If Muslims starts now, they will say their own too much

xyz123456:
Nonsense. If Muslims starts now, they will say their own too much

Xisnin:
Most of those Oro worshippers also claim to be muslim.

xyz123456:
Nonsense. If Muslims starts now, they will say their own too much

redsquare:
What happened? I thought there is religious tolerance in the SW?

MrsNwaAmaikpe:


This news just made me cumm explosively!


What is sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander.


Muslim and Christian religions are foreign to our cultures. They can't come and claim superiority over our traditional religion.

More of this insha Allah.

MrsNwaAmaikpe:

This news just made me cumm explosively!

What is sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander.

Muslim and Christian religions are foreign to our cultures. They can't come and claim superiority over our traditional religion.
More of this insha Allah.

MudRaker:
Muslims in northern Nigeria have been known to attack non-Muslims for not observing Ramadan fast.

Acidosis:
Nigerian Government needs to proscribe and place an everlasting ban on public processions that disrupt movements, trade, and services.

The list shouldn't stop at Shittes. It is stupidity to ban Shitte processions and allow Oro cultists invade Ikorodu and other towns in Nigeria. No senseless Oba or Chief has the right to restrict movements of anybody, indigene or not, male or female.

When you proscribe Shittes movements and allow Oro people to restrict movements, then you're just being stup!d and senseless as a nation.

redsquare:
What happened? I thought there is religious tolerance in the SW?

Chibuzoc:
Oro worshippers searching for killer herdsmen abi muric

AbuuBilaal:
Many of those Oro worshippers will have Muslim names. Perhaps some of them have gone for Hajj.

Although many Yorubas claim to have accepted Islam, the fact that only a few have completely left their idolatry.

Rather, the official religion of virtually all Yoruba societies is idolatry.

Now you know why the typical northerner doesn't reckon with the Islam of a Yoruba man.

I once travelled to Owerri and to be candid, the few Igbo Muslims are more sincere about their Islam than the Yoruba Muslim.

Xisnin:
Most of those Oro worshippers are also muslim.