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PETITION FOR FEDERAL INTERVENTION . Ilorin, Kwara State, has increasingly become a place of fear and exclusion for citizens who do not practice Islam. Over the past few years, several incidents point to a troubling pattern of religious intolerance and selective enforcement of the law. • Traditional festivals associated with Ìṣẹ̀ṣe worship, including those linked to Iya Olosun and Iya Oniyemoja, were reportedly stopped from taking place in Ilorin. • Tani Olohun was arrested for attempting to celebrate Ìṣẹ̀ṣe Day in Ilorin, an act protected under the Nigerian Constitution’s guarantee of freedom of religion. • On 24 September 2025, Iya Osunfunmilayo was attacked in her own home by individuals identified as clerics (alfa and sheik), who allegedly told her that Ilorin does not permit traditional worship and accepts only Islam. The matter was later suppressed through community pressure and manipulation, with no transparent justice served. • A widely circulated video shows religious clerics visiting an herbalist’s home to interrogate him about the presence of traditional shrines (ojúbọ Ṣàngó or Èṣù), reinforcing fears of religious profiling and intimidation. Most recently, a woman’s house was set ablaze following sustained threats linked to her traditional religious practice. Given the history of similar cases in Ilorin being handled without impartiality, there is a reasonable fear that justice will not be served if this matter remains under local jurisdiction. These events suggest a pattern where non-Muslim citizens particularly practitioners of indigenous Yoruba religion are denied equal protection under the law. This violates: • Section 38 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion) • Section 42 (Freedom from Discrimination) • Section 10 (The Government of the Federation or of a State shall not adopt any religion as State Religion.” We therefore formally request: • Immediate investigation by the Nigeria Police Force at the federal level. • Transfer of the arson and related cases out of Kwara State to Abuja, Lagos, or another neutral federal jurisdiction. • Protection for victims and witnesses facing threats or intimidation. • Independent review by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). This is not a call against Islam or any religion. It is a call for equal citizenship, justice, and constitutional order in Nigeria.