OGUNTADE JCA (Delivering the leading judgment): At the Gwoza High court of Borno State the respondents on this application were the plaintiffs and in their statement of claim dated 24/4/90, claimed against the present applicants (as the defendants) the following reliefs:-
“(a) A declaration that by the law of this country, both Christians and Muslims pupils in primary schools in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State are entitled to equal treatment in all educational and religious fields.
(b) A declaration that the practice whereby the plaintiffs have to pay from their pockets for their children to be taught the Christian religion when the Gwoza Local Government Council pays Islamic teachers is unlawful and above all unconstitutional as such a practise (sic) is discriminatory against the plaintiff.
(c) A declaration that the defendants have no right to introduce discriminatory practices between the Christians and the Muslims on any ground whatsoever as such is unconstitutional.
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