TO HON DR. RASAK BALOGUN, 

ADHOC COMMITTEE ON VICTIMIZATION OF STUDENTS WEARING HIJAB IN LAGOS STATE SECONDARY SCHOOL. 

Dear Sir,

This letter and petition has been composed on behalf of Muslim women old and young across the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We plead with you not to ban the Hijab in any public school in Lagos state Nigeria. This is because, the Hijab is a part of the identity of women young or old and it is a part of the religious obligation of Muslims. Moreover, according to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 Chapter 4 (Fundamental Rights) Section 38 –

1) Every person shall be entitled to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, including freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom (either alone or in community with others, and in public or in private) to manifest and propagate his religion or belief in worship, teaching, practice and observance.

(2) No person attending any place of education shall be required to receive religious instruction or to take part in or attend any religious ceremony or observance if such instruction ceremony or observance relates to a religion other than his own, or religion not approved by his parent or guardian.

(3) No religious community or denomination shall be prevented from providing religious instruction for pupils of that community or denomination in any place of education maintained wholly by that community or denomination.

(4) Nothing in this section shall entitle any person to form, take part in the activity or be a member of a secret society.”

Reference from “Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

1999 Available [Online] at http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm

Last accessed 27/03/13 11:18 am UK time. 

With reference to the above Sir, we will like you to consider our appeal and not ban the Hijab in any Public School in Lagos State Nigeria. 

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. 

 Regards

 Slave of Allah, Umu Abdullah.