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After EKO HOT BLOG’s Report, OAUTHC Permits Use Of Hijab For Nursing Muslim Students, Reveals Modalities

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3 years ago

Feb 11, 2022.

OAUTHC has permitted use of Hijab for nursing Muslim students.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the management of Obafemi Awolowo Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC) has permitted use of Hijab for Nursing female Muslim students.

This came over two months after EKO HOT BLOG reports how the Principal of the School of Nursing and Midwifery OAUTHC, Dr (Mrs.) A. B. Awoseemo, reportedly harassed and humiliated Nursing Muslim students over the use of hijab, warning them to either remove it or get rusticated.

In a viral video that bears semblance with the hijab imbroglio which recently engulfed the School of Nursing of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, the principal on Monday called out four nursing students who were all adorned in the cape or shouder-length hijab in the midst of their classmates and allegedly made them sign an undertaking that: they will be expelled if they use their Hijab to school forthwith.

The incident happened on Monday, November 29, at the Tutor/Students’ Congress held at the Nurses’ house OAUTHC, Ile-Ife.

Findings revealed that a similar case of molestation was also recorded at another congress held at the Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesha branch, where female Muslim students they were also ordered to stop using the Hijab or be expelled from the school.

In the 2 minutes, 50 seconds video, Dr. Awoseemo was heard telling female Muslim students in the simple Hijab that their dressing isn’t appropriate for nursing profession, thereby mandating them to write an undertaken right before the entire students who graced the Congress.

The content of the undertaking, a copy of which was received by our correspondent, instructed that all students regardless of their religion, Muslims or Christians (Deeper Life), among others should dress in the proper school uniform. Clothing such as white dress, cap, non-knocking shoes, turban, veils, hijab, etc. will not be accepted and if students are found guilty, they would be withdrawn from the school.

“In conclusion, we abide by the rules and regulations of the management and according to nursing and midwifery circular on nursing students dressing until we get a further directive from the management,” the undertaking read, in part, and was signed by the three affected students and 100 level student, Ogunnaine Grace, a Christian, as a witness.

The affected female Muslim students are Abolarinwa Balikis (200l); Sadeeq Balqees (200l) and Ismail Kaosarat (300 l).

However, in a letter dated on February 4th, 2022 which was signed by the OUTHC Deputy Director of Administrative/Head, Establishments, T. A Balogun which was addressed to the Head, Nursing Education Department and copied to authorities of the OAUTHC, stated that the students should be allowed to wear on School uniforms but it must be at the shoulder length.

See letter below: