Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has suggested the Council of Legal Education to, at once, arrange a probe panel to examine the continuing controversy over the alleged ban on the use of hijab on the Nigerian Law School.
MURIC made the decision in a press release signed by its Executive Director, Professor Isiaq Akintola, on Thursday.
The controversy over the hijab ban at Law School campuses throughout the nation surfaced just a few days in the past, when it was alleged that the Director General of the Nigerian law colleges issued a verbal directive to disallow feminine Muslim college students from sporting hijab throughout their examinations.
Akintola, in his response, urged the council to examine the matter instantly and prompt that the DG permit the probe panel to conduct a free, truthful and clear investigation.
Akintola, whereas condemning the motion of the DG, alleged that she poses a menace to wholesome interplay and freedom of faith in the school.
“We therefore urge the Council of Legal Education to set up a probe panel to investigate the hijab imbroglio. We further demand that the DG recuse herself to allow the probe panel to conduct a free, fair and transparent investigation.
”The present DG poses a menace to wholesome interplay and freedom of faith. She can’t create a balanced taking part in area for Muslim and Christian college students, notably throughout vital examinations just like the call-to-bar closing examination.
“This DG should be sacked if she fails to resign for unnecessarily dragging the good name of the Law School into this matter, for denying the hijab hullabaloo and for coming into office with an anti-Muslim mindset.”
