Firdausi Amasa, has been formally called to Bar by the Nigerian Law School after she was denied the honour last year for wearing a hijab. The young female lawyer from University of Ilorin was disallowed to perform the ceremony because she refused to remove her hijab.

She was called to Bar with her hijab on Tuesday, July 10th (today) along with other young lawyers in July in Abuja.

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) took over the young lawyer’s case since last year when she was turned down by authorities of the Law School for the her Call to Bar because was refused to removed her hijab.

Amasa Firdaus had insisted on wearing her wig on top of her Hijab as she was already dressed in her new gown.