Hijab: Obey court order, Muslims warn Lagos schools

As Lagos schools resumed yesterday, the Lagos State Area Unit of Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, MSSN, has warned, principals and teachers, to adhere to the Appeal Court judgement granting the right to wear hijab in public schools in the state.

As Lagos schools resumed yesterday, the Lagos State Area Unit of Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, MSSN, has warned, principals and teachers, to adhere to the Appeal Court judgement granting the right to wear hijab in public schools in the state.

This came two months after the Court of Appeal granted the right to wear hijab in all public primary and secondary schools in Lagos State, interpreting that sections 38 and 42 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (as amended) guarantees the fundamental human right of wearing hijab.

Also, the All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools, ANCOPSS, has asked members not to direct students to remove or seize hijab.