The Kwara State Police Command has advised the people of the State, especially people of diverse religious beliefs, to exercise restraint in expressing grievances whenever there are reasons to do so.
The State Commissioner of Police, EbunOluwarotimi Adelesi made this call in efforts to douse mounting tension between some Islamic clerics and some traditional worshippers popularly called ‘Isese’ in the Ilorin metropolis.
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The CP decried the lack of restraint as she expressed concern over lots of inciting videos being circulated on different social media platforms as adherents of the two religious persuasions threatened consequences if one thing or the order was not done bringing into doubt the belief that Kwara State is a State of harmony.
Efforts to douse the tension, prompted the Police Commissioner to invite the two groups to a meeting where both parties were given the opportunity to air their grievances and a middle-of-the ground agreement was reached.
Consequently, both parties were advised to maintain the peace while a lasting solution to the crisis was enabled.
The Police Commissioner also advised the parties to warn their followers posting inciting videos on social media platforms to desist forthwith, noting that Kwara State is a State of harmony, and as such, all hands must be on deck to ensure that every effort must be made to make the state remain so.
To this end, teams of policemen have been deployed to extensively patrol the city and arrest anyone found undermining the efforts of the security agencies to secure the state.
The Commissioner at the meeting, reiterated that “while the right to freedom of religion as enshrined in the Nigerian constitution is sacred, respect for the culture and tradition of the people in a particular community is also important.”
