Muslim students in Lagos State public secondary schools today
protested at the State House, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, over alleged
victimisation of female muslim students who wear hijab to school.
The students, numbering over 200 carried placards and sang
“Allah is the greatest,” and demanded from the government to stop victimisation
of female Muslim students who wear hijab to school.
The protesters said a JSS 1 students of Kadara Junior Grammar
School, Ebute Meta, Aisha Alabi was subjected to inhuman treatment by the
Principal, Mrs E.C. Ukpaka for using hijab in school.
They also alleged that an SS3 student, Barira Tajudeen of
Mafoluku Senior Grammar School was suspended from school for using hijab by the
Principal, Elizabeth Omidele, an act, they said might affect her West African
School Certificate Examination.
In a statement issued to the press, the Muslim students demanded
that Ukpaka and Omidele should be sacked with immediate effect for promoting
actions capable of instigating religious crisis in Lagos and that the suspended
student should be recalled immediately.
The students also demanded that hijab should be endorsed as part
of the school uniform for Muslim students in all schools in Lagos State
just as beret is endorsed.
They also want the commissioner for education to be called to
order for failing to prevent maltreatment of Muslim female student.
“It seems there is a consensus among school principals to
deliberately disrupt the relative peace in the state by launching assault on
innocent Muslim students upholding the moral conduct of their faith through the
use of hijab.
“Ironically, these principals have no problems with other female
students wearing mini-skirt and mini-gowns as school uniform. They see no crime
in that as long as it is not hijab,” the statement said.
Source: PMNews
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