Court of Appeal overturns hijab ruling in UI International School case

The Court of Appeal successful Ibadan has overturned an earlier High Court ruling that allowed pistillate Muslim students of the University of Ibadan International School (ISI) to deterioration hijab with their schoolhouse uniforms.

The judgement was delivered connected Friday successful an entreaty filed by the school’s absorption against the Oyo State High Court’s determination of May 22, 2024.

The ineligible quality began aft 11 Muslim pistillate students sued the school, claiming their cardinal rights were violated erstwhile they were stopped from wearing the hijab arsenic portion of the schoolhouse uniform.

In a divided 2–1 decision, the appellate tribunal ruled successful favour of the schoolhouse and acceptable speech the earlier judgment.

Delivering the pb judgment, Justice Biobele Georgewill, supported by Justice K.I. Amadi, held that the University of Ibadan International School is simply a backstage instauration and should not beryllium treated successful the aforesaid mode arsenic nationalist schools covered by an earlier Supreme Court ruling.

Georgewill said, “The Supreme Court judgment, which granted the usage of hijab, was successful respect to a nationalist schoolhouse successful Lagos State.”

He added that the ruling could not automatically use to backstage schools. According to him, students besides accepted the school’s rules, including its formal code, upon enrolment.

He further stated, “In nationalist schools you tin wea...