31st July,
2025
PRESS RELEASE:
MURIC HAILS COURT RULING ON
SKIRTS FOR FEMALE CORPERS
The Muslim Rights Concerned (MURIC) has welcomed the landmark
judgment by the Federal High Court in Abuja, which declared the National Youth
Service Corps' (NYSC) refusal to permit female corps members to wear skirts for
religious reasons as unconstitutional. The suits, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/989/2020
and FHC/ABJ/CS/988/2020, were filed by Ogunjobi Blessing and Ayuba Vivian
against the NYSC (https://punchng.com/court-orders-nysc-to-allow-skirts-for-female-corps-members/).
MURIC views this judgment as a significant victory for religious
freedom and accommodation, particularly for female Muslim and Christianity
corpers who wish to wear the hijab or other religious attire as demanded by
their faith.
In light of this judgment, MURIC Oyo State Chapter calls on
Christians to reconsider their opposition to Muslim women wearing the hijab in
public spaces. Given the court's recognition of the importance of accommodating
different religious practices, MURIC believes that Christians should no longer
oppose Muslims on the issue of hijab. It should be noted that the two female
corpers who took the NYSC to court are Christians (Blessing and Vivian). They
found the NYSC trousers unacceptable to their faith and took NYSC to
court.
MURIC's stance is that promoting Islamic values and practices is
essential in preserving the religious identity of Muslims in a pluralistic
society. The organization advocates for the rights of Muslim women to wear the
hijab or other religious attires, free from discrimination and marginalization.
By supporting this judgment, MURIC aims to promote greater
religious freedom, diversity, and inclusion in society and to ensure that
Muslims are treated with dignity and respect in accordance with the principles
of justice and equality.
Barrister W. O.
Lawal,
Chairman,
Muslim Rights
Concern (MURIC),
Oyo State Chapter.
Amb. Malam Ibrahim
Agunbiade,
Secretary,
Muslim Rights
Concern
(MURIC),
Oyo State Chapter
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