Dudugirl01: My aunty is an aSSiStant head teacher in lagoS State, and a union member at that, from what She told me,in that particular school,all religious apparelS are banned in that particular school, be it Christian,Islamic or trado, according to my aunt,the said principal is an old woman and just caned the girl twice! I wonder why this is being blown out of proportion, if it were a christian that was beaten, I bet this wouldn't have been newS oo! And beSides, I'm Sure none of our religions preaches diSobedience tO higher authority, but if indeed she was flogged 43 times which I very much doubt,diSciplinary actions should be taken against her

probsolver:

Its a lie some of the students of the school confirmed it and even when the WOMAN and d girl were interviewed by tutor general she said she intend given her just six cane but wheb she didn't stay to have it gently that was what make it to be up 43. Get ur fact right either u or ur aunt som1 s lying.

LagosShia:

Madam or Mr,

Hijab is not a tie you put and take off for fashion.its a religious matter that if not properly handled can lead to a situation of racism,hatred and intolerance.

The beating shows the deep hatred that evil thing had in her mind for Muslims/Islam.I wonder what brought her to Lagos.

Toneyo: Hmm. 43 strokes of cane for 12 years old. I don't think so. When I was in secodary school back then in the 90s to 2000, my muslims mates dont put hijabs or caps until after school hrs.

That can only be done in the school mosque after closing hr. The girl might be canned but I dont think 43 strokes.

babyosisi: There are two sides to every story
Teacher oluwatoyin of Gombe was tortured and killed by Muslim students on allegation of desecrating the Koran ,when the truth came out,she merely stopped a student from cheating in a test,she grabbed the bag the student was cheating out of,set it outside and they claimed it had a Koran.,they clubbed her to death and decapitated her leaving her husband a widower and her young babies motherless and till date no justice has been served.

Gideon akaluka was dragged out of his truck in Kano and beheaded by Muslim youths who alleged his truck backed into a Koran on the floor.hisbhead was put on a stick and paraded all over Kano and his family got no justice.
A little girl in Pakistan almost suffered the same fate recently but for the fact that God worked on her behalf and exposed the lies
Have we all forgotten the Koran flushing tales by US soldiers that turned out to be a hoax and tales made up by Muslims to incite violence and hatred.
The stories are uncountable.

Muslims are used to using their religion as excuses when they err or when punished
They marry a child,they tell you Islam allows it and Islam is above the law of the land

This woman is a principal at a school which is multi ethnic and multi religious
No where did we read that she was crazy
If this is the first day this girl wore a hijab and the only one.ever to do so there then this tale by moonlight could be considered.

I believe with all my heart that this is not what happened
Muslims are as usual using their religious practice as excuse to get rid of a non muslim school principal and cover up a disobedient 12 year old
This is their tried and true method of operation even here in the USA.
The truth will soon be out

[size=18pt]SHe is lucky this happened in Lagos state where an investigation has a chance of being fair,(if something else doesn't overshadow the truth)
If this were in Kano,we would have been reading an obituary.[/size]


How did a 12 year old survive 43 strokes from an adult
Is she now in intensive care unit at LUTH or LASUTH?

Believe this you will believe anything

probsolver:

Its a lie some of the students of the school confirmed it and even when the WOMAN and d girl were interviewed by tutor general she said she intend given her just six cane but wheb she didn't stay to have it gently that was what make it to be up 43. Get ur fact right either u or ur aunt som1 s lying.

daviesore: probesolver, your comment lacks reasoning. she intended 6 strokes but when she did not stay that makes it up to 43. what is the sense in your fact you claimed to have got.

tbaba1234: Inexplicable hatred!!

Movingcoil: i was never a catholic, and am not planning to be but I went to a strict catholic missionary school if u know one of the schools ran by the marist brothers, since am a student there and to avoid being d odd man out and also to abide to the school rules and regulations, I prayed my chaplets, i held to my prayer books very tight, i had one of the best and expensive chaplets den dat was 350 naira but did it make me a catholic. Religion shouldn't be an element to disobey. Itz very simple, if u can't abide to it, find anoda school.

naptu2:

That was a private school. In a public school everybody has rights as enshrined in the constitution and the school cannot violate your rights. Besides, the constitution states:

1. (1) This Constitution is supreme and its provisions shall have binding force on the authorities and persons throughout the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

(2) The Federal Republic of Nigeria shall not be governed, nor shall any persons or group of persons take control of the Government of Nigeria or any part thereof, except in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.

(3) If any other law is inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution, this Constitution shall prevail, and that other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void.

Movingcoil: don't public schools have rules and regulations? And is wearing hijab in nigerian constitution or sharia constitution? This is nigeria and not some arabic country like afganistan.

Movingcoil: i was never a catholic, and am not planning to be but I went to a strict catholic missionary school if u know one of the schools ran by the marist brothers, since am a student there and to avoid being d odd man out and also to abide to the school rules and regulations, I prayed my chaplets, i held to my prayer books very tight, i had one of the best and expensive chaplets den dat was 350 naira but did it make me a catholic. Religion shouldn't be an element to disobey. Itz very simple, if u can't abide to it, find anoda school.

Movingcoil: don't public schools have rules and regulations? And is wearing hijab in nigerian constitution or sharia constitution? This is nigeria and not some arabic country like afganistan.

mbhs139:

the comment above is not out of proper reasoning. it is actually born out of shared HATRED. My worry is that someone like you, in the near future, will be aiming to be at the helms of affair in this country one day. what type of leader will you be?

mbhs139:

and a public school for that matter? how do you reason bro?

don't use your life to judge others, i hate that part of our existence. as if we have the same challenge and opportunity

sharp man: This story does not make sense. It is clearly exaggerated.

naptu2:

The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999) grants them the right to practice and manifest their religion in public. The High Court of Lagos State has ruled that school children have the right to wear the hijab (as granted to them by the constitution) and no school rules can deprive them of their right.

Now, are you saying the school is superior to the court and the constitution?

rhymz: Bullshyt!
Can you point out the section in the constitution that confers rights to female muslim students to wear hijabs or physically manifest themselves in way not consistent with the rules and regulation guiding any public organizations code of dressing. It will be interesting to read that.

rhymz: this is the first comment here that points to main fact here, the story is an exaggerated one.
It makes no sense that a principal will flog a little girl of 12yrs 43 strokes of the cane just for wearing Hijab. All we have is the story of a journalist whose religious allegiance we don't even know. It takes common sense to figure out that this is pure journalistic embelishment, an exaggerated version of what realy happened. Until the school or the Principal releases her own side of the story, I am afraid I can't believe this obviously flawed and exaggerated story.
By the way, every student should stick to the accepted mode of dressing in school, if it violates the rules, don't expect to be treated with understanding. I doubt there is any such right that allows anyone to exhibit or manifest every aspect of your religion everywhere you go as claimed by the writer, it is obvious that there is no objectivity in this write up. Its motive is to steer emotions in people and nothing more. 43 strokes indeed!

[size=14pt]'Stop Ban On Religious Attires in Schools'.[/size]

Asia Africa Intelligence Wire | November 17, 2004

(From P.M. News (Nigeria) - AAGM)

An Ikeja High Court has ordered the Lagos State Government not to ban the wearing of hijab by female Muslim students of the Lagos State School of Health Technology. Hijab is a piece of cloth female Muslim faithful use to cover their heads down to the shoulders.

Also restrained over the said act are the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Attorney General of the State, and Director Lagos State School of Health Technology, Dr. E.K.O. John.

Four female students of the school, Fatimo Abidemi Razak, Titilayo Sanni, Idiatu Asabi Ayinde, and Sunbo Bada, dragged the school and other restrained personnel to court …

[size=14pt]Nigerian Muslims Welcome Court Ruling on Hijab[/size]

By Khedr Abdel Baki, IOL Correspondent
ABUJA, November 20
(IslamOnline.net)

Nigerian Muslims hailed a court ruling against a decision by the Lagos state government banning hijab in state schools under claims of inciting sectarian division in the country.

The verdict deals a serious blow to continued attempts to ban hijab in Nigeria, especially in southern areas, Abdul Wahab Baba Nafae, a Muslim activist, told IslamOnline.net Saturday, November 20.

“Some fanatic Christians have been resorting to such attempts [to ban hijab] after failing to contain the growing Islamic tide in Nigeria,” he said.

“They should abandon their provocative schemes and respect the rule of law. We are only exercising our constitutional rights."

The activist recalled that similar legal actions has been taken in several Nigerian states to ban hijab in public schools.

Baseless Claim

[b]The Lagos High Court ruled on Thursday, November 18, that no party or person can force Muslim girls to take off their hijab which, it maintained, is part and parcel of personal freedoms.

In October, the Lagos National Institute of Health and Technology banned Muslim students from entering classrooms, a decision backed by the state government.

Students Fatimo Abidemi Razak, Titilayo Sanni, Idiatu Asabi Ayinde and Sunbo Bada challenged the decision with the high court, asking that the ban be declared illegal and a breach of their rights.

Judge Olubunmi Oyewole of the High Court ruled that the ban was a breach of articles 38 and 42 of the Nigerian constitution.

He further said the institution failed to prove how hijab could spark a religious conflict.

The judge underscored that the institute, a public school funded by tax payers and owned by the Lagos state government, cannot operate outside the provisions of Constitution.

Refuting arguments that the students ought to abide by the institute’s regulations expressed in their admission letters, Oyewole said they did not waive their rights to their religious beliefs and practice merely because they accepted the admission letters.[/b]

According to official statistics, 55% of Nigerians are Muslims while 40% are Christians.

However, other estimates indicated that Muslims make up some 65 percent of the country’s 133 million population.

Twelve of Nigeria’s 36 states have gradually applied the provisions of Shari'ah since the return of democracy to the country in 1999, despite the fierce opposition from the federal government.

Hijab

Islam sees hijab as an obligatory code of dress, not a religious symbol displaying one’s affiliations.

The issue of wearing hijab caught world attention after France adopted a controversial law banning hijab in public schools, which came into effect in September.

The decision, branded as “discriminatory” by the Human Rights Watch (HRW), left many Muslim school girls tormented between religious obligation and education needs.

In October, Cennet Doganay, 15, took off her hijab as she was entering the Louis Pasteur Lycee high school in Strasbourg, eastern France, only to reveal a bald head.