It was a victorious and joyous mood among Muslims in Abẹ́òkúta, Ogun State on Friday evening as authority of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) granted niqob use to Muslim Female students on campus after series of protests by Muslim females on campus.
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This was contained in a communique issued after a Special meeting by the school senate members on Friday 29th September, 2023.
The communique x-rayed conditions in which female Muslim students are allowed as follows:
a. That, every student using veil must register with the Students' Affairs Division through a recognized religious body on campus;
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b. That, he/she must identify facially and his/her identity card to the Security (Female) personnel at the gate of the University;
c. That, he/she must identify him/herself facially and with his/her identity card at the entry point of public facilities such as classrooms, Laboratories, Lecture Theaters, Libraries, clinics and so on;
d. That, he/she must facially identify him/herself and with his/her identity card and must not use the veil during Continuous Assessment Test (C.A.T) and Examinations and can sit in the front row of the class;
e. Facial identification of veiled female students should be done by either female security personnel, female staff or any responsible female student.
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The communique from the University Senate was conveyed to the Chairman and Members of the Senate for immediate implementation.
Meanwhile, GLAD TIDINGS NEWS correspondent couldn't get the reactions from the Ameer of the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Mallam Fadlullahi Olamilekan at the press time.
