Cross Rivers State government bans prayers in all schools

The Cross Rivers State government has placed a ban on morning and afternoon devotions across all primary and secondary schools in the state, Daily Trust reports.
                                  
Last week, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education in the state, the Mrs Anne Odey, wrote a letter to all schools across the state, both primary and secondary, ordering the suspension of morning and afternoon devotions.

According to Mrs Odey, the directive came from the Commissioner of Police, Mr Henry Fadairo, as a result of prevailing security concerns in the country.

Many of the public schools in the state were established by Christian missionaries.