Omo, you don hear di latest palaver wey dey happen for Ilorin, Kwara State? E be like say religious wahala don show face again, and dis one no be small matter! One popular guy wey dey show for X, BennyLee, don drop one video wey grab everybody attention.
For di video, you go see some big Islamic clerics dey confront one traditional worshipper. Dem dey vex because dis worshipper dey practice wetin dem dey call Ojubo Esu and Sango shrines, no be small tin! Di clerics dey yell say, “Ilorin no get any oda religion but Islam,” like say dem wan turn di whole city to Islamic empire.
As di video land, plenty people don start to react for X and Facebook, dey raise eyebrows, dey ask if Ilorin still dey follow di Nigerian constitution wey say no religion go fit rule over others. Na dem sabi say Section 10 of di 1999 Constitution clear am say “Nigeria no go adopt any religion as state religion.”
BennyLee ask better questions wey dey itch for mind: “Wetin dey happen for Ilorin? Na as e be so dem dey run am as Sharia state? How many more dey allow dis religious intolerance dey grow like wild bushfire?” Chai! All dis matter no dey sweet at all.
Di reactions no stop there o! Plenty netizens dey shout say, “Nigerians need answers. Religious freedom no be privilege, na dem constitutional right. Justice must show face!” Na serious matter wey get plenty people dey vex well well.
Interestingly, di Kwara State authorities never talk one word about di video or di issues wey dey come up. As di kwik wen dey hot, last week, di same BennyLee don raise another alarm about one arson case wey dem link to religious wahala too. Imagine say person wan burn house because of wetin dem believe?
Di Police for Kwara don confirm say dem don nab three suspects for di arson case, as e be say di fire happen for Isale Koko area of Ilorin. SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, di Police Public Relations Officer, talk say dem don start full investigation into di matter wey dey give people reasons to fear.
Wetin dey happen for our obodo, e really dey make sense? Hope say dem go fit tackle dis matter well well before e turn serious after all di noise wey dey happen. Na our culture and beliefs dey at stake here o!
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