Naija Blog — Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, has strongly opposed recent calls by some Muslim groups for female students in Christian mission schools to be permitted to wear the hijab.
Speaking during a church service, Oyedepo described the demand as “overstepping boundaries,” likening it to “a tenant decreeing for the landlord.” He insisted that mission schools must uphold their founding principles, urging proponents of the hijab to establish their own schools where such dress codes can be freely observed.
“Leave the schools for the owners. Go to your school; men and women can wear hijab there. Stop putting your finger in the eyes of others when they are not blind,” Oyedepo said, as reported by Eyes of Lagos.
The cleric warned against what he termed “harassment of the church in Nigeria,” stressing that “God is a consuming fire” and cautioning that such actions could attract divine judgment.
In his address, Oyedepo also prayed for divine intervention against societal ills, including ritual killings, kidnapping, and farmland destruction, calling for judgment on those responsible for such crimes.
The hijab debate has been a recurring flashpoint in states such as Kwara, where Muslim groups have clashed with church authorities over dress codes in mission schools that predate state takeovers.
Oyedepo urged Christians to remain steadfast in defending their faith and resisting any policies or demands that undermine church values.
