Popular Nigerian human rights activism Aisha Yesufu has waded into the ongoing hijab controversy between Christians and Muslims in Kwara State.

Recall that at least 10 mission schools were shut by the government on February 19 following controversies over the use of the head coverings by female Muslim students.

Premium Times reports that a committee set-up by the government reached a verdict that hijab-wearing students be allowed in the schools.

After nearly a month of closure, the state government, via the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Kemi Adeosun, announced the reopening of the schools on Tuesday night.

Adeosun noted that “the government is convinced that its policy to allow willing Muslim schoolgirls to wear their hijab (face covering) in public schools will lead to sustainable peace and communal harmony anchored on mutual respect and understanding.”

As such, urged “everyone to join hands with the government to raise a generation of schoolchildren who will respect one another’s differences and together build a sustainable future for our state.”

The announcement has, however, done little to quell the controversy over the wearing of hijab in the Christian missionary schools as students resumed today.

Speaking on the reported attacks on the schools via her verified Twitter handle, the co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls movement noted that no one has the right to force hijab on all students.

“Why should anyone insist on how a private school goes about its uniform policy? If it is a public school then it is different issue. If they do not allow their students wear hijab then as parents who want their children to wear hijab ‘, don’t take your children there.

“Before you insist on everyone wearing hijab, remember that someone can insist on everyone not wearing hijab & vice versa. You people should be calming down & be secure enough in your beliefs to respect other people’s beliefs. Your religious injunctions are not binding on others,” she tweeted.