Reactions have begun pouring in after rights lawyer Malcolm Omirhobo appeared at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday dressed partly as a lawyer and as an adherent of Olokun, the Yoruba diety of water.
Omirhobo began dressing this way last week when he attended a hearing at the Supreme Court in Abuja.
The lawyer, who hails from Delta State, last week said he dressed to court in that manner to exercise his fundamental human rights following the judgement of the Supreme Court that allows every Nigerian to express their way of worship and the use of hijab in schools and public places.
Omirhobo told PUNCH that his new look is “in response to the Supreme Court judgment of Friday (two weeks ago) against the Lagos State Government that female Muslim pupils can now wear hijabs to school. I am being satirical, I am trying to comply with that judgment.”
He added, “Nigeria is a multi-religious society. We have the traditional worshippers, Christians, Muslims, Rastafarians, and Buddhists. The judgement implies that as long as we all have rights, we all can be allowed to go to our places of work or school in our religious attire.”
The lawyer added that he is waiting for a judge to challenge him over his outfit.
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