Reactions as man flogs 18-year-old daughter for joining a group chat against his wish

A father is seen in a video making rounds on social media, flogging his 18-year-old daughter with a belt, for joining a group chat he warned her against.

This video has sparked up a controversy on the micro blogging platform, Twitter, as some Nigerians seem not to be comfortable with the disciplinary measures the father took.

See video below:

https://twitter.com/instablog9ja/status/1284539484927717376?s=1

While some Twitter users criticized the father for scolding his 18-year-old daughter in such manner, saying that she is old enough to take such decisions herself, others tagged the girl as a disobedient child, saying that if she cannot obey her father, let her leave his house.

Some talked about how children of this generation are spoilt and disrespectful because of lack of discipline, acknowledging the father for disciplining the girl.

“At 18 I don’t think flogging is wise. It will lead to resentment. She’s an adult already, the way she will process this memory would be different from the way a child will process it.
Point is, if you believe in beating a child. When they’re 14 upwards it won’t help.” A Twitter user wrote.

Another Twitter user said that African parents are the major reasons why most youths are useless because they are over possessive thinking they are protecting you.

While some agreed to the above statement, many disagreed. Countering this statement, a lady wrote:

“Most of us are raised this way and we turn out to become useful to ourself and the society, at my age there still some silly things i cnt do koz of home training,Yah all really trying hard to emulate those that end up raising drug addicts all in the name of being a nice parents.”

While many argued, saying that if it was in other countries, the father would have been arrested for child abuse, some Nigerians saw this as a reminder that we are in Nigeria and Nigerian parents are disciplinarians.

A Twitter user added that the same people critizing the father for scolding his daughter, will still be the same people who would blame the father if the girl becomes wayward tomorrow.

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