By Correspondent in Ilorin
All the 10 public schools involved in the hijaab controversy in Kwara State have been fully opened on Friday, hours after the state government directed all the principals and teachers in the schools to resume for academic activities.
Yakub Ali-Agan,Press Secretary,
Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, disclosed this in a statement he issued in Ilorin on Friday and a copy made available to The Reporters.
He said the schools were opened by a government task force which moved round the metropolis to ensure that the directive is followed and that teachers and students are protected and allowed to begin academic activities.
“At Cherubim and Seraphim College, Sabo Oke Ilorin, some church leaders locked and barricaded the entrance to the college until government officials escorted by security officials opened the school gate.
“At Baptist LGEA primary and secondary schools, Surulere, Ilorin, everything went on peacefully with teachers and students seen in their classrooms.
“The government task force, led by officials from the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development and the Teaching Service Commission, reassured members of the public, especially parents and teachers, that the unfortunate incident of Wednesday has been put behind,” he said.
The Government,the PRO said, assured members of the public that the schools weree safe for school children to resume learning in earnest.
“They said the government will continue to engage all stakeholders to continue to be law abiding and peaceful,” he added.
