The Kwara state government has warned school principals against imposing the hijab or beret on any student in the state.

Kwara govt warns schools adminstrators againsnt imposing hijabs or berets on students

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Mallam Bello Abubakar, chairman of the State Teaching Service Commission, issued the warning in a statement released on Sunday, January 23 following a stakeholder meeting on Friday, January 21.
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Abubakar stated that the state government was determined to promote religious tolerance among teachers and students as well as peaceful coexistence, and he urged school principals to avoid religious sentiments and respect individual rights.

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The warning follows a hijab crisis at Oyun Baptist Grammar School in Ijagbo, Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State, where female Muslim students were instructed not to wear their hijabs on school grounds.

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