Zulum Orders Probe After MURIC Alleges Harassment Of Women Over Hijab In Borno Hospitals

Borno State governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has said helium received with large interest a connection by the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) alleging the harassment of Muslim women for wearing hijab successful immoderate hospitals successful Maiduguri, the State capital.

He noted that portion the authorities was not alert of immoderate authoritative study oregon ailment regarding specified incidents, his medication has taken the allegations with utmost seriousness.

In a directive issued connected Thursday done his spokesperson, Dauda Iliya, Governor Zulum ordered the Commissioner of Health and Human Services, Professor Baba Mallam Gana, to undertake an contiguous and thorough probe to ascertain the veracity of the claims by MURIC.

The connection noted that Zulum reiterated his administration’s committedness to protecting each citizens’ spiritual rights and dignity, peculiarly those of women. He stated that Borno State, being a predominantly moslem society, holds hijab successful precocious esteem and immoderate signifier of harassment against those who take to deterioration it was unacceptable and volition not beryllium tolerated.

“The payment and rights of our citizens, particularly our mothers, wives, and daughters, are paramount. We person zero-tolerance for immoderate signifier of favoritism oregon harassment. While we person nary anterior grounds of specified complaints, we are not taking these allegations lightly. This probe volition beryllium swift and transparent. If immoderate wrongdoing is found, due disciplinary enactment volition beryllium taken immediately,” Zulum assured.

The connection added that Zulum urged the public, and specifically individuals who person experienced specified maltreatment, to travel guardant and assistance successful the probe with credible accusation to guarantee a just and conscionable outcome.

“I guarantee the nationalist that Borno State authorities nether my enactment volition not tolerate immoderate enactment that unjustly targets oregon humiliate immoderate conception of our society,” Zulum concluded.