HIJAB CONTROVERSY: Muslim groups draw battle line with Law School over Miss Firdaus

Miss Amasa Firdaus has continued to receive support and solidarity after she was controversially ejected and shut out last week by the Body of Benchers during the call-to-Bar ceremony at the Law school for refusing to remove her hijab.

Various groups such as Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA and the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, MSSN have all showed support for Miss Miss Firdaus describing the decision to eject her as victmisation, dehumanisation and gross injustice.

The groups also demanded for apology to the young Muslim lawyer adding that the injustice done to her be reversed immediately.

During a press conference held on Wednesday in Lagos, Dr. Saheed Ashafa, the Lagos State Area Unit head of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, MSSN, said Miss Firdaus, should be apologised to and efforts should also be made to reinstate her forthwith.

The Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA in a statement signed by the Deputy General Secretary Prof Salisu Shehu also accused the Nigerian Law School of lawlessness and Islamophobia vowing to call out a nationwide strike if the matter was not reversed.

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Prof. Shehu said; “There is no doubt that Abdulsalam Firdaos Amosa has been victimised, humiliated and traumatised by the Nigerian Law School, the Body of Benchers and the Council for Legal Education on account of her faith,” the statement said.

“She has been denied of rightfully joining her professional colleagues just because of her religion.
She has been exposed to ridicule and opprobrium by standing for her religious rights. It begs the question that she is not the only Muslim lady among those concerned as no one will stand for her when she appears before her Creator to defend the correctness and otherwise of her actions. We reiterate that she has not violated any law.

“The NSCIA demands that the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Justice, call the Council for Legal Education and the Nigerian Law School to order so that they will not stoke religious crisis in the country.

“Our Council patiently waits for what the Ministry will do as it puts other options on the table including litigation and nation-wide protests,” he added.

 

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