The Muslim Rights Concern (MuRIC) has alleged that Adeleke University in Ede, Osun State, is violating the religious rights of Muslims students by compelling them to attend Christian programmes and disrupting their Ramadan activities.
In a statement on Thursday March 20, MURIC’s Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, claimed that the University has been systematically attempting to “de-Islamise” it’s Muslim students.
According to him, students are forced to attend Church Services on Sundays, as well as mandatory midweek and weekend Christian gatherings, while the practice of Islam on campus is reportedly restricted.
Akintola further alleged that a Ramadan Prayer session (Tarawih) was recently disrupted, with some students being warned against holding such gatherings again.
He accused the University of banning hijabs, discouraging Muslim prayers (Salat) and concealing these policies from prospective students until they have paid their fees.
Describing these actions as a religious intolerance, MURIC urged the National Universities Commission (NUC) to investigate, particularly by reviewing the institution’s student handbook, which according to them, contains policies that infringe on religious freedom.
The group also expressed concern that similar policies exist in other universities in Southern Nigeria, where Christian institutions allegedly hide their religious policies from Muslim applicants until they are fully enrolled.
MURIC called on regulatory bodies to enforce transparency in private universities regarding their religious affiliations.
-9News Nigeria.
