Some lawyers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed divergent views over Valentine’s Day.
Some condemned the marking of Valentine’s Day as “ immoral” pointing out that serious-minded professionals should not indulge in it while others said it was part of social life.
Mr Jubril Umaru, said that Islam frowned at the celebration of Valentine’s Day.
He said “from the religious aspect. Islamically, I don’t believe in valentine; that is from the religious aspect.
But if you are looking at it from social angle, it is a nice time where people come together to celebrate with their loved ones.
‘’But however in the course of this celebration, some persons go the extra mile doing what is not expected of them such as fornication and so many immoral activities.
’That is the major reason Islam frowns at celebrating valentine.’’
Contributing, Mr Jeremy Abutu,said that no serious professional should even consider setting out time to celebrate valentine.
According to Abutu, there are already enough celebrations in Nigeria such as Christmas, Sallah and Easter, pointing out that adding valentine to the lot would just make one look unserious.
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