The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has called on the Ondo State Police Command to arrest and prosecute some hoodlums who invaded the residence of an Islamic cleric in the state.
MURIC made this assertion in a statement signed by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola and made available to DAILY POST on Sunday.
DAILY POST gathered that some traditionalists who disguised as masquerades attacked some Muslim women in Oke Agbe in Ondo State.
It was learnt that the masquerades invaded the mosque and the house of Imam Muhammed Hussain Jegede Taqweem at Oke Agbe on Thursday, 12th June, 2025.
Our correspondent gathered that the wife of the Islamic cleric and children were brutalised during the attack.
Akintola in his reaction, called on the State Police Command to immediately arrest and prosecute the suspects.
He alleged that some traditionalists are trying to frustrate police efforts to bring to book the brains behind the attack.
Akintola maintained that suspects must be arrested first before diplomatic moves can start, maintaing that the law must take its due course.
He noted that the arrest and prosecution of the culprits will serve as a deterrent to other people who intend to embark on such act in the future.
“We frown at the delay in arresting the culprits. The suspects must be arrested first before diplomatic moves can start. Meetings convened by traditionalists at this time are designed to extenuate the offence. They want to mull police action as if they are above the law. It is sheer impunity.
“MURIC calls for the immediate arrest of Ajayi Odunayo Smart (a.k.a. Ijoba). He was the first to start flogging the Imam’s son before the other attackers started beating them. Other suspects include Balogun Adewale (Chief Olisa), Adeosun Leke (a.k.a. C Leke).
“The law must take its due course. Neither the king nor the Oba-in-Council is addressing the issue of justice and we are certain that the attack will be repeated again unless they are taught a lesson.
“Masquerades and their sponsors are not above the law. This attack must not be treated with levity.
“We must therefore allow the law to take its full course so that we can have an official record of the ugly incident. Arresting and prosecuting the suspects will act as a deterrent”.
