ECOWAS to ban wearing of Hijab?
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has initiated moves to ban the wearing of full-faced veils in member states, in a bid to check activities of terrorist groups.
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In a communiqué issued at the end of the 48th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government in Abuja, Nigeria last Thursday, the regional bloc directed member states “to take, in line with their national realities, appropriate measures to ban any dress code that may make it difficult to identify people.”
Dress codes
“The Heads of State and Government are of the view that certain dress codes, which make identification of the persons concerned difficult, may considerably hinder actions geared towards protecting people and properties,” the communiqué, read to journalists by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, explained.
The directive comes at a time when Boko Haram terrorists have employed the tactics of using young wome