Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, has demanded an end to flogging of students in Nigerian schools.
The actress in reaction to a video of girls been flogged mercilessly by a teacher described the practice as, “wicked” and “evil.”
She made the call in a video uploaded on her Instagram account on Tuesday evening.
In the video, a male teacher was seen viciously flogging some female students with a cable.
The students, who were on a sort of Assembly line could be seen in pain after being flogged by the teacher.
The distressing video – reportedly filmed in Eggon, Nasarawa State – was posted on Facebook on Monday and has been shared more than 22,000 times. It is not clear exactly when it was shot.
The video has since gone viral with big Media outlets in the UK ans US writing on the story.
However, ‘Jenifa’ as widely called has called for the teacher’s sack while also demanding for the name of the school and teacher.
She wrote: “What? Who is this TEACHER flogging these students? What school is this? I’m so sad seeing this and I must say this act is WICKED,EVIL.
“Can’t they be given other punishments? Are they not human beings? What if one of them passes out in the process? What of the injuries inflicted on them? I’m so angry! Tani Tisa yi? Please they should stop this oh,This teacher has to be sacked!!!
“Teach Not Traumatise, No To Flogging, Protect Our Girls, Protect Our Children.”
Watch the Video below:
Actress Kate Henshaw also had something to say about the video. She wrote;
“This is abominable!!
I condemn this act in its entirety!!!
These children could have been punished in several other ways!!
Cutting of grass, Sweeping the classrooms, washing the pots and utensils in the kitchen, clearing the refuse dump….
This teacher has to be sacked!!!
TEACH NOT TRAUMATISE!!!
#NoToFlogging
#ProtectOurGirls
#ProtectOurBoys
#ProtectOurChildren
#TeachNotTraumatise”
