BREAKING: Supreme Court Gives Final Verdict on Use of Hijab in Secondary Schools
- Muslim students in public schools particularly in Lagos state can now wear Hijab without any fear of molestation
- This is as the Supreme Court on Friday, June 17, ruled in favour of the wearing of hijabs by Secondary School Students
- In a split decision of five to two, the apex court overruled Lagos state on its restriction of the use of Hijab by female Muslim students
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FCT, Abuja - The Supreme Court of Nigeria has reportedly ruled in favour of the use of Hijab by Secondary School Students in Lagos state and by extension all states in the country.
Ahmad Adetola-Kazeem, one of the Hijab case, Re: SC/910/16- Lagos State Govt. and Ors V. Asiyat AbdulKareem, gave the update in a Facebook post sighted by Legit.ng on Friday, June 17.
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He wrote:
"Supreme Court of Nigeria rules in favour of Hijab for Secondary School Students in Lagos State and by extension all states of the country.
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"Re: SC/910/16- Lagos State Govt. and Ors V. Asiyat AbdulKareem
"May Allah reward Alh. Gani Adetola-Kaseem, SAN who led the team of lawyers in this case and also signed and filed the brief of argument few weeks before his death."
Hijab in secondary schools: Supreme Court overrules Lagos
Also reporting the development, The Nation stated that the Supreme Court has overruled Lagos state on its restriction of the use of Hijab by female Muslim students of public schools.
In a split decision of five to two on Friday, June 17, a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court affirmed the July 21, 2016 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos, which set aside the October 17, 2014 judgment by Justice Grace Onyeabo of the High Court of Lagos State, which upheld the Hijab restriction.
Legit.ng gathers that Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, who wrote the lead majority judgment, which was read by Justice Tijani Abubakar, dismissed the appeal filed by Lagos state against the 2016 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos, on the grounds that the appeal was without merit.
Muslim students free to wear Hijab, Kwara government tells schools
In another related development, the Kwara state government has mandated that willing Muslim schoolgirls in all categories of public schools in the state are free to wear Hijab to school.
The directive was made known on Monday, January 24, by the state commissioner for education and human capital development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu, during a peace meeting with Muslim and Christian stakeholders in Ijagbo, Oyun local government area of the state.
Source: Legit.ng
