Some Muslim parents stormed Oyun Baptist High School, Ijagbo, in the Oyun local government area of Kwara State to protest against the rejection of their wards in the school for wearing Hijab.
However, the protest which started as a peaceful one, degenerated into violence when a yet to be identified man rushed to the school to inform other protesters of a machete cut.
This triggered an angry reaction from the protesting Muslim parents as they lay hold on various dangerous weapons to defend themselves, but were swiftly dispatched by police officers.
It was gathered that the police fired warning shots into the air and also used teargas to dispatch the protesters in order to control the situation as unidentified persons from inside the Oyun Baptist High School, were seen throwing missiles at those outside the premises.
Meanwhile, several persons have sustained varying degrees of injury.
It was learnt that a man in his early 20s was seen being rushed to a nearby hospital for reportedly being shot at.
Normalcy was however restored by a combined team of police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
The Public Relations Officer of the Kwara Police Command, Ajayi Okasanmi, said security personnel had been deployed to the scene to restore peace.
Okasanmi said normalcy has returned to the school and that security operatives would remain there until the area was safe for the residents.
