Hearing on
the use of Hijab by female students in public schools in Osun state has
resumed after it was adjourned indefinitely in August, 2013.
The case initially instituted by the Osun state Muslim Community took a new turn when the Osun state Christian association of Nigeria
(CAN) asked to be joined in the suit. The Osun state Muslim Community
had dragged the Osun state government to court to allow Muslim female
students use hijab in schools in what started three years agp
The joining of Osun state CAN into the
suit, caused tension leading to the adjournment of the case. Justice
Jide Falola of the Osun state high court expressed displeasure over the
dangerous dimension the case is taking because of the series of letters
and accusations by counsels to Christian and Muslim communities.
He asked that the parties should not raise any religious tension in the state, advising for an out of court settlement on the matter. Counsel to the Osun state government were not in court but those of the Muslims and Christians react to the court proceedings.
Justice Falola later adjourned further hearing to the 8th of April, 2016
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