NO BAN ON USE OF HIJAB – NIGERIA POLICE BOSS
Nigeria Police Force said on Monday that the acting Inspector-General
of Police Suleiman Abba has not banned the use of hijab by Muslim women
in the country, contrary to rumours making the rounds.
Frank Mba, spokesperson for the police said in a statement that the
speculation that the newly appointed police boss has banned the use of
hijab in reaction to recent cases of use of teenage girls in hijab to
carry out suicide bombings was not true, adding that for “purposes of
emphasis, the new IGP Abba has not and is not contemplating a ban on the
use of hijab”.
Meanwhile, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) on
Monday advised the Federal Government against banning Hijab (Muslim
female headscarves), saying such proposal would be unconstitutional.
Okey Wali, President of the association, rather urged the government to
find a lasting and peaceful solution to the security challenges
threatening the country.
Wali told NAN in Abuja that placing a
ban on wearing Hijab due to the recent spate of attacks by female
suicide bombers was not a positive and lasting strategy to curbing
insecurity.
The NBA president was reacting to recent calls by
some members of the public that the government should ban wearing Hijab
to checkmate female suicide bombers.
Wali said that it was the
right of every individual to dress according to the requirement of his
or her religion, adding that it was not an option to ask female Muslim
faithful to stop wearing the Hijab.
“Wearing of Hijab by the
female Muslim faithful has religious as well as cultural meaning, and
nobody can take away that right from them.
“The security
agencies should find lasting solutions to the country’s security
challenges rather than place a ban on wearing of Hijab as that is an
easy
8/05/2014
NO BAN ON USE OF HIJAB – NIGERIA POLICE BOSS
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