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Obafemi Awolowo University Suspends Religious Activities in Hostels

Farouk Mohammed
By Farouk Mohammed
Published: June 5, 2017
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The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has locked up two halls housing mosques over crisis rocking the Muslim students’ body of the university.

The university has also suspended religious activities in all its halls of residence.

This was confirmed in a circular dated June 4 and signed by the university’s Dean of Student Affairs, Prof. Grace Akinola, of which a copy was obtained by our correspondent on Monday.

The circular read, “This is to bring to the attention of all students that all religious activities are hereby suspended in all halls of residence until further notice. Any student that fails to comply will face immediate disciplinary action which may include revocation of studentship and expulsion.

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“Students are advised to pray in thèir individual rooms or move to religious centres.”

It was gathered that the OAU branch of the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria has two factions in the institution.

One of the factions is recognised by the national body and the Muslim community, while the other, occupying the locked mosques, is not.

It was also gathered that the crisis deepened when the national Amir (President) of the MSSN, Jameel Muhammad, during a visit to the university management alleged that the faction in control of the shut mosques is engaging in “extremism and Boko Haram-like activities”.

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