Ilorin is the capital city of Kwara State located in the North Central region of Nigeria. As of the 2006 census, it had a population of 777,667, making it the 7th largest city by population in Nigeria
The city retains a strong Islamic influence, although Christianity is now widely practised in the cosmopolitan part of the city due to the significant immigration of people from other parts of Kwara State and the rest of Nigeria.
The Ilorin religious bigots represent some other Muslim fanatics in other parts of Nigeria that are of the extreme variant. They are known for murderous actions and religious hatred. Apart from questioning the beliefs of other religions, they had carried out unimaginable butchery of Christians.
Religious bigotry is a scourge in Nigeria’s society. It unfairly targets individuals like Azeez Adegbola popularly known as (TaniOlohun) and communities based on their religious beliefs or practices.
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| TaniOlohun |
TaniOlohun is a traditional worshipper and a blogger. He was arrested in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital for allegedly burning the Quran and insulting Islamic clerics. He was kidnapped to Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State and remanded in custody till date.
TaniOlorun has been in the Kwara State police custody for the passed 2months without a bail. It was confirmed that his being maltreated, bullying, beating mercilessly without food in police custody.
The 1999 Constitution guarantees freedom of speech, freedom of religion, commitment to diversity, inclusivity, and respect for all individuals regardless of their religious beliefs or background. Though these freedoms are not absolute, however, due process must be followed whenever anyone crosses the legal boundary between freedom and responsibility. Due process was not followed in the arrest of TaniOlohun. Why was he taken to Ilorin when the alleged crime was committed in Ibadan? Why was TaniOlohun remanded in prison for more than 24 hours without bail? The Constitution no doubt, has been violently violated.
The same crazy Ilorin Muslim extremists banned the Isese worshippers from holding their religious festival. What in the hell is wrong with Ilorin Muslims? Where is Nigerian Bar Association Ilorin branch to fight for the Constitution? The barbaric acts of Ilorin Muslims are a display of faith and foolishness when religious beliefs become dangerous. The Emir of Ilorin and his other Muslim clerics should be held accountable when their irrational ideas and barbaric acts turn harmful and dangerous.
These religious bigotry in Ilorin, Kwara State on several occasions burned the cloaks of masquerades. Muslim clerics had openly and audaciously ridiculed and disrespected Isese worshippers. In all these instances of Muslim extremism and intolerance, unlike Muslims, Christians never retaliated against bloodthirsty Muslims. All these examples point to the fact that if any group of worshippers constitute present and clear danger to other religions it is the Muslim extremists and not the Isese worshippers.
President Bola Tinubu should address the nation on the issue of religious bigotry and emphasize the constitutional right of every Nigerian to worship and celebrate their religious faiths without any discrimination, condemnation and molestation. Nigeria is not an Islamic country. It’s a secular state.
We are also using this medium to call on the attention of the United Nation to come in rescue of TaniOlohun who has been kidnaped and detained unlawfully in Ilorin, Kwara State for more than two months against his constitutional right of freedom of speech and religion.
See below video of one of the Ilorin Islamic dangerous cleric harassing and bullying a lady in Ilorin, published by a Nigeria Popular News Paper (Punchnewspapers).
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