MUSLIM RIGHTS
CONCERN (MURIC)
هيئة حقوق المسلمين
Motto: Dialogue,
Not Violence
16th August, 2026
PRESS
RELEASE:
OSUN 2026: INEC DISALLOWED MUSLIM WOMEN IN HIJAB FROM
VOTING - MURIC
A civil liberties organization, the
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has blamed the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) for incidents where Muslim women who wore hijab were
disallowed from voting in the Osun gubernatorial election which took place
yesterday, 15th August, 2026.
MURIC's complaint was contained in a
press statement issued on Sunday, 16th August, 2026 by its Executive Director,
Professor Ishaq Akintola.
"Thousands of Muslim women who wore
hijab were disallowed from voting in the Osun gubernatorial election which took
place yesterday, 15th August, 2026. The incident was widespread.
"It was targeted coercion,
humiliation and disenfranchisement. A few weak and uninformed Muslim women in
hijab were allowed only after surrendering by removing their hijab.
"We strongly condemn this massive disenfranchisement. But
we cannot but connect it to the failure of INEC leadership to properly educate
and instruct its regular and ad hoc staff on freedom of religion.
"This can only be targeted
intimidation. The head of INEC himself has no respect for Nigerian Muslims and
he had been enmeshed in the Christian genocide scandal over which he was
accused of writing an 80-page legal brief which brought American soldiers to
Nigeria.
"We have concrete and
incontrovertible evidence for our allegation. We have a video clip of an
hijab-clad Muslim woman who complained bitterly about how she was disallowed
from voting on account of hijab she wore.
"MURIC reiterates its call for the removal of Professor
Joash Amupitan as head of INEC. We contend that the intimidation of Muslim
women in hijab during yesterday's election in Osun State had a direct impact on
the outcome of the election. We warn that worse treatments are in the offing
for Muslim voters throughout the country in the 2027 general elections.
"We therefore alert the Federal Government (FG) over such
plans by Amupitan and his team of Muslim haters. Nobody should blame Muslims if
they react to the stripping of their women in public in future elections. No
civilised society should encourage the public humiliation of women.
"We blame INEC for this violation
of Allah-given fundamental human rights of Muslim women."
#Osun2026
#HijabRight
#NoToIntimidationOfMuslimWomen
Professor Ishaq Akintola,
Founder/Executive Director,
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC).
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