Salam all.

The cabinet of the MSSN Lagos State Area unit once again appreciates your concern and support so far on the hijab issue in Lagos state. Equally, the patience you have exhibited and the various advices offered are being noted and taken into consideration in the steps we have taken to ensure the matter is pursued to a logical end. May Allah (SWT) grant us victory, amin.

Dear brothers and sisters, let us assure you that we have not, and are not relenting on this issue. This fight shall be prosecuted peacefully and legally to the end, no matter how long it takes. In our last post on this platform, we clarified the issue on the purported move of the State Assembly to pass a bill on the hijab issue on Thursday, March 28, 2013. No bill was to be passed but a likely debate on the report of the ad-hoc committee set up by the assembly to investigate the victimisation of Aisha Alabi by her principal over the use of hijab. This, we clarified.

However, the state assembly, up till now, is yet to discuss the report of the committee laid before it on March 14 by the chairman, Hon Abdurrazaq Balogun. From our findings, Dr Balogun, who is supposed to present the report, has not been attending sitting for some time now, thereby stalling any further progress on the issue.

As for the executive arm of the government, led by Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), nothing has been heard from them! They have neither made any statement nor contacted us as agreed before our mass protest of February 28, 2013, was dispersed! Rather, the state government, represented by Commissioner for Education, Mrs Olayinka Oladunjoye, Commissioner for Home Affairs and Culture, Mr Oyinlomo Danmole and others, have been holding meetings with the affected school principals, Tutor-generals and others, side-lining us.

Barira Tajudeen of Mafoluku Senior Grammar School, Oshodi, whose principal, Mrs Elizabeth Omidele, removed and marched on her hijab, barely two weeks after Aisha Alabi’s incident happened, wore the hijab to one of the meetings, the commissioner for education, we learnt, angrily asked her to remove it, questioning her audacity and effrontery! As things stand now, the commissioner remains adamant. If nothing seems to have been achieved on the hijab issue now, the state commissioner for education, Mrs OLAYINKA OLADUNJOYE, remains a stumbling block!!! In Sha Allahu, we shall be victorious.

At another meeting held last Friday, similar scenario played out. From our findings, the Home Affairs Commissioner, Mr OYINLOMO DANMOLE (a Muslim!), reportedly described our demand for justice and a stop to victimisation of our sisters as ‘youthful exuberance,’!

By and large, we have observed an attempt by the state government to sweep this issue under the carpet. We will not allow this to happen! Machineries are already in motion to ensure this does not happen and we shall keep you posted as things unfold.

‘They seek to extinguish the Light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah will perfect His Light, much as the unbelievers may dislike it.’ (Q61:8 )

‘Those who disbelieve and obstruct Allah's Way, He will render their deeds fruitless. As for those who believe and do good deeds and believe in what is revealed to Muhammad - the truth from their Lord - He will remove from them their evils and improve their condition. This is because the unbelievers follow falsehood, while the believers follow the truth from their Lord. Thus, Allah cites their similitudes for mankind. (47:1-3)

Maa Salaam,
Office of the PRO, MSSN Lagos State Area Unit

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^There is need for coherence on this matter. Those who are in a position to take up this issue should gather the facts of the case and head to court if need be. Order will help Muslims win on the issues behind these cases Insha Allah.

@maclatunji, the casee is already in court

What an effontery for the commissioner of education to ask the girl to take off her hijab! We have a lot of sick unqualified people holding offices in Nigeria, muslims and otherwise. You cannot practice Islam freely in Nigeria and it is not entirely the fault of non muslims. It is the fault of "sso called muslims"


The woman (minister) has only further abused the girl in hijab. There is little hope for,justice here if the one who should look into the case is the abuser.

probsolver: @maclatunji, the casee is already in court

If it is in court, then please stop subjecting the MSS and the victimised students to the miscreant arms of government unless of course, they are also the judge, jury. And executioner.

What a sick country!

probsolver: @maclatunji, the casee is already in court

I don't think so. At least not yet

maclatunji: ^There is need for coherence on this matter. Those who are in a position to take up this issue should gather the facts of the case and head to court if need be. Order will help Muslims win on the issues behind these cases Insha Allah.

Court will definitely be the last option...

Btw, there is a similar court judgement on the matter in favour of the Muslims when three muslimah sued their school (Lagos National Institute of Health and Technology) for banning hijab in the school.

What are the efforts of the groups below

NASFAT, MICA, CRITERION, ANSAR UD DEEN ETC ETC!

A well coordinated effort should clarify what the constitution says, and enforce the law against people in authority who abuse the weak.

And what about the human rights activists? Or because it is hijab today, it does not require action on their part? SMH

The country, Nigeria! where the worst of the lot are in power.


Ila li amam. in Sha Allah.

siddiq202:

I don't think so. At least not yet

The case is in court

ayinba1: What are the efforts of the groups below

NASFAT, MICA, CRITERION, ANSAR UD DEEN ETC ETC!

A well coordinated effort should clarify what the constitution says, and enforce the law against people in authority who abuse the weak.

And what about the human rights activists? Or because it is hijab today, it does not require action on their part? SMH

The worst enemies of Islam are the political office holders. They are interested first and foremost in holding onto their posts

However some of the organised groups are not better. They cannot speak the truth to people in authority
Is it because they are looking for favours or have received some favours? I don't know

However but antipathy to matters is an ill that afflicts US ALL.
Muslims don't show the passion that adherents of other religions demonstrate for their religion
Even Nairaland Muslims have not organised one event to benefit non-members or the entire ummah
We are ALL guilty really

Tbaba suggested on a thread an initiative to help people. It is slowly disappearing into the inner pages
As usual!

May Allah give us strength

BetaThings:

The case is in court

It is not in court as at last Sunday April 7, 2013. Except you know otherwise

I'm only aware that Conference of Islamic organisations (CIO) petitioned the Chairman of the committee setup by the House On Victimization of Students Wearing Hijab.

ayinba1: What are the efforts of the groups below

NASFAT, MICA, CRITERION, ANSAR UD DEEN ETC ETC!

A well coordinated effort should clarify what the constitution says, and enforce the law against people in authority who abuse the weak.

And what about the human rights activists? Or because it is hijab today, it does not require action on their part? SMH

I think the groups are also playing their parts. Sheikh AbdurRahman Ahmad of Ansar ud deen was one of the people that signed the petition

siddiq202:

It is not in court as at last Sunday April 7, 2013. Except you know otherwise

I'm only aware that Conference of Islamic organisations (CIO) petitioned the Chairman of the committee setup by the House On Victimization of Students Wearing Hijab.

Whatever they do, government should be setting their sight on abolishing uniforms in our secondary schools just as high schools abroad. Am afraid,that 's d only way out of this, that would last for good.

BetaThings:

The worst enemies of Islam are the political office holders. They are interested first and foremost in holding onto their posts

However some of the organised groups are not better. They cannot speak the truth to people in authority
Is it because they are looking for favours or have received some favours? I don't know

However but antipathy to matters is an ill that afflicts US ALL.
Muslims don't show the passion that adherents of other religions demonstrate for their religion
Even Nairaland Muslims have not organised one event to benefit non-members or the entire ummah
We are ALL guilty really

Tbaba suggested on a thread an initiative to help people. It is slowly disappearing into the inner pages
As usual!

May Allah give us strength

It is so easy to say. Yh all of those.

Can somebody just do what anyone cld av done?

^^^^
No problem

Why would you people always like to cause confusion in the mist of peacful people. If we allow the muslims to wear thier hijab, the sango to carry fire and the christian to wear thier own to school. Then what will then be the defination of uniform. We know what you want and i trust those at alahusa to deal with you people properly.

Omexonomy: Why would you people always like to cause confusion in the mist of peacful people. If we allow the muslims to wear thier hijab, the sango to carry fire and the christian to wear thier own to school. Then what will then be the defination of uniform. We know what you want and i trust those at alahusa to deal with you people properly.

ans what is wrong with having what you want in a free world?

Omexonomy: Why would you people always like to cause confusion in the mist of peacful people. If we allow the muslims to wear thier hijab, the sango to carry fire and the christian to wear thier own to school. Then what will then be the defination of uniform. We know what you want and i trust those at alahusa to deal with you people properly.

Ok. Don't you think Christians should give up Christmas and Easter holidays to avoid the Sango and Amadioha people asking for their own holidays

The case is now in court.

There will be hearing on the 27th of May at the Lagos high court in Ikeja by 9:00am

Court Adjourns till July 10, 2013

Pics at the court

Alhaji Qasim Badrudeen (Amir, MSSN Lagos State Area Unit)

Muslim lawyers

students

This is pitiful! I just finished commenting on Yoruba race and its lost glory. Yoruba does not suffer from the problems we have in the North when it comes to religious intolerance. What demon has suddenly posessed these leaders in Lagos that they want to create problem on an otherwise trouble-free issue? Yoruba is trying hard to be the land of western democracy and capitalism. Your cultural leaders need to tell Fashola to slow down and back off from converting Lagos to European-friendly but African-hostile land.

What does wearing hijab add or remove from the cultural or economic value of Lagos State?

May Allah(SWT) Grant us victory ameen.

The hijab can always be part of the uniform, i don't see why it should be causing these problems, no one is forcing it on anyone, let those who want it, have it. It's as simple as that.