Hold Gov Abdulrazaq responsible for violence in Kwara over Hijab – CAN

 

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, should be held responsible for the crisis his pronouncement on the wearing of Hijab in some missionary schools has generated.

CAN also called on the Federal Government and the Inspector General of Police to intervene in the crisis and bring the matter to rest.

In a statement on Wednesday, CAN General Secretary, Joseph Bade Daramola, said the association learnt that the Kwara State government had ordered the reopening of affected schools without resolving the crisis.

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He said this made suspected hoodlums to vandalise churches and mission schools with impunity.

He said some innocent Christians were being violently attacked under the watch of the governor.

“The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, should be held responsible if the matter degenerates because it was his pronouncement on the issue of hijab wearing in violation of the court directive on the matter to maintain status quo until the matter is finally resolved by the court that led to this trouble.

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“Wisdom is required by those in leadership to handle sensitive issues such as that of religion so as not to precipitate war. If any damage is done to any church or anyone is injured on this matter, the Governor of Kwara State will be held responsible,” Daramola said.

He expressed disappointment that a government installed democratically will “become insensitive to the plight and the yearning of the people as if the governor was voted into the office primarily to protect his own religion”.