The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has accused Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State, of forcing Muslim students to attend church services and disrupting their Ramadan prayers.
In a statement on Friday, MURIC’s Director General, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, alleged that the university had warned students against observing Tarawih prayers.
The director also claimed that the institution has a history of suppressing Islamic practices on campus.
Akintola claimed Muslim students are mandated to attend Christian services.
Also, he said that they are barred from practising their faith, including wearing hijabs or performing Salat.
However, he urges the National Universities Commission (NUC) to investigate.
He stated that the university conceals these policies from prospective students until after tuition fees are paid.
“The practice of any other faith on campus except Christianity is banned. Muslim students must not be seen observing Salat. Hijab is a taboo in Adeleke University. Yet all these Islamophobic practices are smartly hidden from prospective students of the institution until they have paid the exorbitant school fees and can no longer withdraw,” Akintola said.
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MURIC criticised the continued “victimisation and religious intolerance” at Adeleke University and called for urgent intervention by authorities.
