JAMB SANCTIONS OFFICIAL FOR DIRECTING MUSLIM CANDIDATE TO REMOVE HIJAB DURING ACCREDITATION PROCESS BEFORE EXAMINATION



The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has sanctioned one of its officials in Lagos for directing a female candidate to remove her hijab during its 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

The examination started on Friday, April 19, 2024.

It was learnt that the candidate was told to remove her hijab (head covering worn in public by some Muslim women) during the accreditation process before being allowed to sit the examination at Bafuto Institute, Ile-Iwe Bus Stop in Ejigbo, Lagos, generating controversy.

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