Tobi Adebayo
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called for justice for some Muslims that were attacked by masquerades at the Ita Olookan area of Oshogbo, Osun State.
In a statement issued by the organisation’s Director, Ishaq Akintola, MURIC described the attack as a barbaric and dastardly act.
MURIC urged Muslims in the state against a reprisal attack, adding that the state Police Command would ensure that the culprits are apprehended.
“Egungun worshippers killed an elderly Muslim and wounded 14 others in Oshogbo on Sunday, 26th June 2021. The Muslims were holding a programme in front of their mosque, the Qamarudeen Central Mosque which is situated at Oluode Aranyin, Ita Olookan area of Oshogbo, Osun State, when the masquerade worshippers came from nowhere and started attacking them.
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“We are stupefied by this horrendous crime. It is a dastardly act.
“It is brutish, fiendish and barbaric. We call on the Commissioner of Police in the State of Osun to order the arrest of the main culprit, Kayode Esuleke and his co-travellers. Justice must not only be done in this case but it must be seen to have been done.
“We appeal to Muslims in the state to refrain from attempting any reprisal attack. We have no doubt that the state Police Command will ensure that the culprits will not go unpunished,” the statement read.
