Following the controversy generated by a recent court ruling on the wearing of hijab by female Muslim students, security agencies in the state, on Thursday, held an emergency meeting to find ways of avoiding any breakout of disorder.

According to Premium Times, the meeting which took place at the office of the state Director of Security Services, Ike Madagwana, was attended by the state police commissioner, Femi Olanipekun, representatives of the Osun state government; Sunday Akere and Wale Afolabi; and representatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

The meeting was said to have lasted for several hours and even involved an exchange of hot words between the church representatives and the security agents.

A representative of the Baptist church told newsmen after the meeting that, “We wondered how ‘We just want to see you in our office’ could now turn to be an unexpected meeting.”

“We were even surprised that all the security outfits in the state had already gathered at the place waiting for our arrival.”

“We declined to sit with them as we told them that only CAN officials could meet us. How can they say that they want to see us in their office and organize a meeting that we were not aware of with us.”

“After a lot of persuasion by all security agencies that gathered there, we sat with them and when the issue of hijab was raised, we only told them that we were not for war but for peace anytime, any day, but our own right also should not be taken away from us.”

“To our own knowledge, it is not a meeting but invitation to see the SSS in their office before we met all those assembled in preparation to have a meeting with us. If there will be a meeting let them communicate with CAN officials.”

On his part, the state commissioner of police said that the meeting was peaceful and that the Christian group was asked to maintain peace.