Investigate hijab controversy in Nigerian law school immediately- MURIC to council of legal education

Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has advised the Council of Legal Education to, without delay, acceptable up a probe sheet to analyse the ongoing contention implicit the alleged prohibition connected the usage of hijab astatine the Nigerian Law School.

MURIC made the telephone successful a connection signed by its Executive Director, Professor Isiaq Akintola, connected Thursday.

The contention implicit the hijab prohibition astatine Law School campuses crossed the state surfaced a fewer days ago, erstwhile it was alleged that the Director General of the Nigerian instrumentality schools issued a verbal directive to disallow pistillate Muslim students from wearing hijab during their examinations.

Akintola, successful his reaction, urged the assembly to analyse the substance instantly and suggested that the DG let the probe sheet to behaviour a free, just and transparent investigation.

Akintola, portion condemning the enactment of the DG, alleged that she poses a menace to steadfast enactment and state of religion successful the school.

"We truthful impulse the Council of Legal Education to acceptable up a probe sheet to analyse the hijab imbroglio. We further request that the DG recuse herself to let the probe sheet to behaviour a free, just and transparent investigation.

‎"The existent DG poses a menace to steadfast enactment and state of religion. She cannot make a balanced playing tract for Muslim and Christian students, peculiarly during captious examinations similar the call-to-bar last examinat...