An Islamic cleric declared wanted by the Kwara State Police Command for allegedly threatening some traditionalists in Ilorin, Alfa Ismail Ayodeji, has been arrested.
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The Ancient Religion Societies of African Descendants International Council has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the crisis between some Muslim faithful and traditionalists over the celebration of Isese festival in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.
Ilorin is increasingly becoming the scene of an epic clash between two religious traditions: Islam and African Traditional Religion. Three recent incidents are markers of this culture war and a frightening dimension of the continuous fragmentation of Nigerian society.