The Court of Appeal in Ibadan has ordered parties in the appeal over the use of hijab by female Muslim students of the University of Ibadan (UI) International School Ibadan (ISI) to maintain the status quo.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the court had, on July 3, by a split decision of two to one, overturned the judgment of the Oyo State High Court that favoured the wearing of hijab by Muslim students of the school.
However, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) applied to the court seeking a stay of execution of its judgment while an appeal is filed at the Supreme Court.
Hearing the application for stay of execution, the three-man panel of justices led by Justice Kenneth Amadi, as well as Justices Fadawu Umar and Binta Suberu, ordered that parties in the appeal, the UI and ISI as well as MURIC, should maintain the status quo.
Amadi ordered the parties to maintain the status quo pending the hearing and determination of the application for a stay of execution of the judgment.
