Mr James Idoghor, a human rights activist has called on the
federal government to ban the use of veil or hijab by women claiming
that hoodlums were hiding under it to perpetuate crime.
Vanguard reports that the activist from Sapele, Delta state expressed
concern about the continued case of the missing girls who were abducted
from their school in Chibok. He said the killing and terror attack in
the country especially in the northern part of the country were carried
out by people who wore veils.
“Most of the perpetrators of the heinous crimes usually wear veils to disguise their gender and motives.”
He noted that the killing was becoming an everyday affair and the government needed to take charge of the situation.
“No democratic country will tolerate any religious norm that has
turned dangerous to the precious lives of her citizenry. This
government should not pay deaf ears to the cries of her citizens. People
are dying in their dozens by the day. The wearing of veils must be
stopped.”
A week ago, The National Youth Service Corps insisted that the use of hijabs on camps was not allowed due to concern for security
Meanwhile, an attack was carried out on Friday, November 27 that claimed the lives of some Muslims on procession. The
leader of the group claimed the attack was not carried out by Boko
Haram fighters as widely suspected. Instead he claimed to know who the
real culprits were and accused the Department of State Service (DSS) of
having foreknowledge of the attack.
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