Justice for Firdaus - Nigerians demand as a Muslim lady was not called to bar because she wore a hijab

- Following the recent Call to Bar of many Nigerian law graduates, the story of a lady identified as Firdaus Amosa who was refused the honour has surface on the internet

- A friend of Firdaus narrated the story of how she was not sworn in because she wouldn't take her hijab off

- The story has since become viral and a movement named as #justiceforFirdaus has started on social media

While hundreds of people were rejoicing over their recent call to the Nigerian Bar, a certain lady was heartbroken over being denied the privilege. Identified as Firdaus Amosa, she alleged that she was prevented from joining in the ceremony because she wouldn't take off her hijab.

A friend of Firdaus took to her Instagram to share the story and she captioned it: "Good morning everyone, I want to use this medium to express my dissatisfaction with the way muslims are treated in this my profession called 'LAW'. A sister wasn't called to the bar because she was dressed like that (Picture above) please for God sake what is wrong with that picture? Because she was putting on a small hijab tucked into her collarette, WHY? What has Hijab done to them?Where is our freedom of Religion as stated in the constitution?

""We need justice...For those that don't know, Hijab is a MANDATORY part of my religion not just a piece of clothing, so if my freedom of religion is said to have been guaranteed in section 38 of the constitution of my country that is said to be supreme and have have binding force over all as seen in section 1 of this same constitution and Section 42 of this same constitution guarantees my right to freedom from discrimination, please for God sake what is this then and before you come here attack me, please read section 38 (1) and section 1 (1) first and also go ahead to read S1 (3) of this same constitution with an unbiased mind where it is said that if any other law is inconsistent with the provisions of this constitution this constitution shall prevail...B'iko what are we now talking about? Please we want justice. We want our hijab. we want #JusticeForFirdaus. We want to wear our hijabs for call to bar. we want to wear it in the court room. Stop the discrimination. We are muslims not terrorists. Hijab is Mandatory. We want Justice for Firdaus "

The story which has since attracted the media attention has received a lot of mixed reactions from public. While some believe the story to be plain injustice seeing that the hijab was an integral part of a Muslim woman's dressing, others however considered her refusal to take it off for the ceremony rather unwise.

In the midst of all this, using the hashtag #hijab and #JusticeforFirdaus, a movement has begun on social media aimed at giving Firdaus justice for being denied the honours of becoming a lawyer.

What are your thoughts on this issue? Do you think the justice system was right to have denied her the privilege or was she wrong to have dressed in a way not acceptable to the Nigerian Bar?

Share your thought with NAIJ.com in the comment section.

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