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| Muslims students in Hijabs |
After months of bickering, an Ikeja High Court on Friday finally upheld the ban on the wearing of Hijab (Muslim head scarf) in public primary and secondary schools in Lagos state.
Justice Modupe Onyeabor dismissed the suit instituted against the Lagos State Government by two 12-year-old girls under the aegis of the Muslim Students of Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit.
Following the ban, the students filed the suit on May 27, 2013, seeking redress and asked the court to declare the ban as a violation of their rights to freedom of thought, religion and education.
In her judgment, Onyeabor held that the prohibition of the wearing of Hijab over school uniforms within and outside the premises of public schools was not discriminatory.
