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NORTHERN CHRISTIANS CONDEMN HIJAB CRISIS IN KWARA, CALLS FOR UNITY.

RELIGIOUS CLASH IN KWARA STATE AS STUDENT IS DISALLOWED INTO SCHOOL FOR WEARING A HIJAB A group under the aegis of Congress of Northern Nigeria Christians (CNNC), has condemned the crisis that rocked Kwara State on Wednesday following the hijab controversies that ensued in the State few weeks ago. Recall that the government-funded Christian schools had repeatedly been shut down over a dispute in the usage of hijab by Muslim students. Following the controversies, Christians and Muslims clashed in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on March 17, after the State government reopened 10 Christian Schools which were initially shut down over the hijab saga. The fight started after Christian officials of Baptist School, Surulere disallowed the girls in hijab from gaining access into the school, an act that did not go down well with Muslim parents, leading to arguments and eventual clash. Reacting, the National Youth Leader, CNNC, Engr Daniel Kadzai, said it is unfortunate that politici