A Nigerian doctor residing in the United Kingdom has lost custody of his 16-year-old son to the government following an incident where he disciplined the boy with a belt.
On Wednesday, on her Instagram page, pepstalk1, a child rights advocate posted about the issue
According to her, the doctor had punished his son after catching him and his friends watching an inappropriate video while they were meant to be studying together.
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What happened?
The son’s friends reported the incident to the police, claiming that the father repeatedly said during the punishment, “Is this how you want to become a doctor?”
In a video shared by pepstalk1, she can be seen in front of the court where the case was being heard, providing details of the situation.
During the court proceedings, the 16-year-old testified that his father frequently disciplined him and forced him to pursue a career path he had no interest in.
After considering the boy’s testimony, the court decided to remove him from his father’s custody, placing him under child.
Reactions: I no fit train my pikin for Yankee
Nigerians are reacting to it, here are some of the comments:
@Afolayan:Shey no be my uncle do this thing?
Na wetin come my mind fess be this 😂
@Delani:Belt small nau, if say na ”Omorogun” we go know say e wan pound the boy destiny.All the best to them abeg, make everybody use style carry their cross.
@chi:Ordinary belt.
@mighty:If the incident happened here in naija, you go still chop woto woto from those police 😂
@vikrom:I no fit train my pikin for Yankee ohh
Nigerian man complains about his child’s school fees in Uk.
In another news, A Nigerian man has come out to talk about his frustration regarding the high school fees he is paying for his five-year-old in the United Kingdom.
His daughter’s daycare fees amount to approximately $1950 per month, over a million in Nigerian currency.
The tweet has sparked numerous reactions from Nigerians who have shared their own experiences and the amounts they are spending on child’s school fees abroad
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