BEVERLY HILLS, June 14, (THEWILL) – Christian secondary school students in Osun State on Tuesday wore church garments to their schools, in a dramatic but defiant protest against the use of Hijab by female Muslim students.
Christian students were seen attended Baptist High School, Adeeke in Iwo town of Osun State and Salvation Army Middle School, Alekuwodo, in the church robes.
The state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) had warned that Christian students in public schools will start wearing church garments to school if Governor Rauf Aregbesola goes ahead to implement a judgment by the state High Court legalizing the use of hijab by Muslim students.
A statement released last Friday by CAN chairman, Elisha Ogundiya, said the decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the association’s executive committee, and heads of Churches held in Osogbo on June 7.
Meanwhile, Aregbesola on Tuesday declared that students who wore unauthorised clothes to any public schools in the State would be expelled.
Aregbesola stated this at the commissioning of St Micheal’s Government Middle School, Ibokun, declaring that it was wrong and criminal for a section or group of people to have directed some innocent students to wear choir robes to schools against court’s judgment.
He urged whoever was not satisfied with the judgment to ventilate their grievance through legitimate means rather than trying to cause crises by resorting to self-help.
Story by David Oputah
