The decision of the management of Covenant University, to bar Hijab-wearing candidates from sitting for the mock JAMB examinations at its campus in Otta, Ogun State, has continued to generate severe criticism.
It was gathered that the female candidates were delayed from entering the premises simply for adorning Hijab.
In a video, which circulated the social media space, about four female candidates wearing hijabs were seen stopped from going into the university, which is owned by the founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, due to the Muslim veil they adorned.
According to a parent, Olayode Akeem, who accompanied his child to the centre, said the security men prevented Hijab-wearing candidates from entering the premises of Canaanland because they were acting on instruction from above.
It reportedly took the intervention of JAMB before the candidates were allowed in after waiting outside for more than one hour.
The Hijab Rights Advocacy Initiative (HRAI) and the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), in separate statements, said some candidates had to remove their Hijab before they were let in.
Meanwhile, Islamic organisations condemned the action of Covenant University in separate statements.
