The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit has said that the issue of Hijab in the state is yet to be resolved.

The group said the declaration became necessary in view of the recent claim on a radio programme by a group of individuals laying claim to the leadership of the organisation that the MSSN has settled the issue with the State government and that there was no more victimisation and molestation of Muslim sisters in public secondary schools in the state.

It said: “On the programme “Waasi Jimoh” aired on Bond FM 92.9 on Friday 9th, May 2014, the said individual dished out a lot of misinformation and lies aimed at not only diverting the attention of Nigerians to confine the issue to oblivion but also to ensure ultimately that the right of Muslims are permanently denied them.”

“These individuals, we firmly believe, are being sponsored by some disgruntled politicians. You would recall that at the height of the crisis in 2013, the same set of people appeared on the same programme to confuse the Muslim public on the Hijab issue.”

The group stated the victimisation of Muslim sisters still persist in the states public schools, adding that most of the cases go unreported in the media.

According to the group, the court has fixed June 18th, 2014 for the commencement of hearing on the case.

“Let us reiterate that the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, MSSN Lagos State Area Unit, under the leadership of Kaamil Kalejaiye, shall not be deterred by blackmail, propaganda and misrepresentation of facts by those bent on destroying (with no reason) our humble sacrifices towards the reformation of the society.”

Maenwhile, the society urged Nigerian students not to be deterred in pursuing their academic goals and desires.

This statement was made by the Amir, Kalejaiye at the Annual Youth Conference organised to mark this year’s Children’s Day celebration.

Kalejaiye in his address said these are hard-times for Nigerian youths, and he associated it with various challenges faced by Nigerian children.

According to him, “you will agree with me that being a youth in this country at this moment is not just tough but thorny considering various challenges youths are facing especially unemployment which has turned many of our so called future leaders into future killers”

Some of the guest speakers who spoke from the Area Councils that hosted the event charged the students to remain focussed and not be derailed especially in their academic pursuit and to spend less time on the internet.