The case was between Asiyat Kareem (Minor) suing through AbdulKareem Raji; Mariam Oyeniyi through Sulaimon Oyeniyi; and the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit suing through its President, Saheed Ashafa, against the Lagos State Government and others, as respondents
Browsing: Hijab ban
Giving a clarification on the pronouncement of the President on Media Chat on Wednesday, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said the speculations are unfounded
According to Ashafa, ban on Hijab means that Boko Haram has succeeded in their deceptive ideology and may strengthen their unjustifiable zeal to kill innocent souls
In recent time, young girls wearing hijab were used by the Boko Haram insurgents to carry out deadly attacks that had claimed hundreds of lives in different parts of the North
The appellants are Asiyat AbdulKareem and the Lagos State chapter of the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria, while the Lagos State Government and others are the respondents