NIGERIA (Osun)—Tension continues to rise in Iwo, Osun State, as some students of Baptist High School mobilized masquerades into the school yesterday.

It was gathered that some of the students also dressed in masquerade attire and disrupted academic activities in the school for several hours.

The masquerades were allegedly mobilized by some students with the support of some traditionalists in the town, following conflicting religious interests in schools within the State of Osun.

It would be recalled that the students of the school on Tuesday caused confusion  by appearing in different clothes that correlate with their religious beliefs.

While the Christian students who wore white garments sown into choir gowns sang Christian songs, the Muslim students who appeared in veil on the other hand sang Islamic songs.

Last year, the state government introduced same uniform for all the secondary school students in the state and also legalised the use of veil (hijab) in public schools.

It was gathered that security personnel stormed the school yesterday to prevent breakdown of law and order, even as officials of the state Ministry of Education were seen in the school taking measures to prevent further crisis.

Meanwhile, 24 students of the school who were at the fore-front of the hullabaloo, coupled with those that belong to different court groups, have been suspended by the authority of the school.

Though, teachers in the school declined to comment on the matter, it was gathered that the students comprising both sexes were said to have committeed several atrocities including locking up teachers within the school premises for hours.