In osun,school principal beaten to a pulp by hoodlums

THE Osun State Police Command yesterday
prevented what could have lead to a religious
crisis between Christians and Muslims in the
sleepy town of Ejigbo in OsunState when a
secondary school principal in the town was
beaten to pulp by some hoodlums in the
town.
The hoodlums who were said to have been
hired by some Muslims in the town stormed
the BaptistHigh School, Ejigbo as early as
8.00 a.m and walked straight to the office of
the Principal, made some enquiries from the
principal before he was beaten.
It was gathered that the school authorities
had last Friday sent a female student home
for allegedly using veil (hijab) while in the
school, a situation which reportedly
generated controversies in the town, as some
Muslims were said to be angry with the
development.
Our correspondent also learnt that the
Muslim youths in the town mobilised and
moved to the school to demand an apology
from the school principal and his refusal to
grant their demand resulted to his beating.
It was learnt that dangerous weapons such
as axes, cutlasses and charms were freely
used by the irate youths on the Principal who
in the process sustained injuries.
Also, it was learnt that some teachers in the
school who attempted to rescue the principal
were seriously beaten by the mob who
descended on some members of staff of the
school.
The traditional ruler of the community, the
Ogiyan of Ejigbo, Oba Omowonuola Oyesosin,
was said to have prevailed over the situation
and ordered the Principal and other affected
teachers to be taken to his palace for security
reason.
Until recently, the BaptistHigh School, Ejigbo
was a missionary school, but the schools
reclassification programme of the state
government affected its nomenclature as
students from other schools were merged with
those of the school.