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The Kwara Police Command restored peace and order after violence erupted Wednesday in some of the Mission-subsidized schools over the use of the hijab by Muslim female students.
State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Mr. Ajayi Okasanmi confirmed this in a telephone interview with the Nigeria News Agency (NAN) in Ilorin.
According to him, following the state government’s announcement to reopen schools after their closure on February 19, Police Commissioner Mohammed Bagega has deployed staff to ensure peace reigns in schools. .
“The situation worsened when angry Christian and Muslim worshipers started throwing various objects such as stones, plastic chairs and empty cans at each other.
“The security agents deployed there called for reinforcement to calm the situation and the situation was brought under control.
“Peace and order has been restored to the affected schools and everyone is now going about their normal activities,” said PPRO.
He noted, however, that no arrests had been made regarding the incident and that no case of injury had been reported to command.
NAN recalls that schools were closed on February 19 due to a dispute over the use of the hijab (Muslim women’s headgear) in schools in the Mission.
The government set up a committee to resolve the misunderstanding and later announced that schools would resume on March 8 with willing female students allowed to use the hijab.
The government, however, withdrew the earlier reopening order for security reasons as some Christians were unwilling to accept the government’s decision. This has led to the continued closure of schools.
Schools affected included C&S College, Sabo-Oke; St. Anthony High School, Offa Road; ECWA School, Oja Iya; Surulere Baptist Secondary School and Bishop Smith Secondary School, Agba Dam.
Others are CAC High School, Asa Dam Road; St. Barnabas High School, Sabo-Oke; St. John Maraba School; St. Williams High School, Taiwo Isale, and St. James High School, Maraba.
Vanguard News Nigeria
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