After the former Governor of
Lagos, Babatunde Fashola banned the use of hijab in all Lagos public schools,
forcing the muslim community to sue the state government over the issue,
the
Conference of Islamic Organisations, CIO, has made a plea to Governor Akinwunmi
Ambode of Lagos state to allow Muslim girls wear hijab to schools.
During a courtesy visit on
the Lagos Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. Abdullateef Abdulkareem on
Tuesday, they pleaded for a reserve of the order.
Coordinator, CIO, Alhaji
Abdullahi Shuaib said one of the thing they demanded from Ambode before he
became governor was to protect religious freedom, saying that all over the
world, muslim women were distinct because of hijab they normally wore.
He said when hijab was
outlawed in Lagos school, the freedom of the female Muslims was breached,
saying that it was as if government was at war with the Muslim community.
“This issue is very
critical and the Lagos State Government should look at it critically. Muslims
have ways of life which cannot be taken away from them, which is to use hijab,”
he said, adding that even in advanced countries, Muslims were not restricted
from using hijab.
He appealed to the
commissioner to prevail on the governor to allow Muslim girls wear hijab to
school.
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