Hijab controversy: Osun speaker condemns attack on school principal

Hijab controversy: Osun speaker
condemns attack on school principal
on november 28, 2013 at 11:07 am in news
Osogbo – The Speaker of Osun House of Assembly,
Mr Najeem Salaam, has condemned the mob attack
on principal, teachers and students of  Baptist High
School, Ejigbo, Osun, by Muslim youths.
Salaam told newsmen on Wednesday in Osogbo that
the attack was unnecessary and uncalled for.
Muslim youths had on Tuesday invaded the Baptist
High School, Ejigbo, and beat up the Principal, Mr
Layi Oguntola as well as some teachers and
students.
It was alleged that the attackers, mobbed the
principal because the school authorities stopped
some Muslims pupils from wearing ‘hijab’.
The speaker, who described the incident as sad and
unfortunate, said the crisis did not have anything to
do with the school merger programme of the state
government.
“The crisis at the Baptist high school was sad, but
we thank God it has been resolved and normalcy
has been restored to the school.
“The crisis does not have anything to do with the
merger of public schools by the state government.
Najeem said the state government would not relent
in its efforts to provide environment that is
conducive to learning, adding that the school
reclassification programme in the state was in the
best interest of the citizenry. (NAN