Hijab: AbdulRazaq Forms Committee To Investigate Ijagbo Violence

The State Governor, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has formed a seven-member committee to investigate the circumstances that led to the violence at Oyun Baptist High School in Ijagbo, Oyun Local Government Council Area of Kwara State, over the wearing of the hijab.

The government asked the committee to determine the roles of all parties involved and make recommendations to the state government on how to avoid a repeat of the incident.
According to a statement 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.

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

Other members are Pastor (Dr) 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 committee 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 situation in the future,” the statemen added.

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The committee has three weeks (counting from the first day of sitting) to submit its report to the government and the statement urged the people of the community and every party involved to cooperate with the committee and give peace a chance.