Hijab: Court of Appeal orders status quo in UI school, adjourns suit till Oct 7

The appellate court however urged the parties involved to maintain status quo on the legal battle.

DAILY POST correspondent, who has been monitoring the proceedings since its inception in 2018, reports that the judges gave the order while hearing an application for an injunction pending appeal and stay of execution filed by Incorporated Trustees of Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC.

The suit, marked CA/IB/347/2024, was listed among the civil motions scheduled for hearing at the Ibadan Court of Appeal on Wednesday.

The panel of judges of the court, after listening to the parties involved in the matter, directed that the existing situation be maintained pending the hearing of the application on 7 October, 2026.

The three-man Appeal Court panel led by Justice K.I. Amadi also cautioned the school, the teachers or any of its administrators against any form of harassment or intimidation of the students over the issue.  

The court also ordered that the school should desist from taking any action against the affected Muslim students pending the determination of the case.