An Islamic group, AL-MUMINAT organisation, on Tuesday implored the Federal Government not to ban the use of hijab in the country.
The National Amirah of the group, Hajia Nimatullah AbdulLateef made the appeal at a news conference in Ikeja ahead of this year's World Hijab Day celebration coming up on Feb.1.
She said the hijab was a unique dressing to identify with Islam and was not to be used to perpetrate evil.
AbduLateef said that some government agencies which were infringing on the religious rights of women wearing hijab should be called to order.
She urged the Federal Government to sharpen its intelligence gathering to curb security challenges in the country.
According to her, the Ministry of Education should also be made to return moral education into the primary school and secondary school syllabus.
AbdulLateef said that this would not just help in moulding the character of children, but also help prevent them from being influenced by terrorists.
The Commissioner for Youths and Social Development, Mrs Uzamat Yussuf said the World Hijab Day was to promote the campaign against physical judgment of women in Hijab.
She said they should rather be judged based on their intellectual abilities.
