A UK-based Nigerian doctor has reportedly lost custody of his 16-year-old son after physically beating him with a belt.
According to a child advocate who shared the story after attending the court proceeding, the Nigerian doctor disciplined his son when he caught him watching an inappropriate video with his friends who were visiting their house for a sleep-over.
The boy’s friends reportedly called the police, who then took him away. They also informed the police that while flogging his son, the doctor repeatedly told him, “Is this how you’ll become a doctor?”
During the court proceedings, the 16-year-old testified that his father frequently subjects him to corporal punishment and is pressuring him to pursue a career he doesn’t want.
After considering the boy’s testimony, the court ruled in favor of taking him away from his father’s custody, placing him under the care of the UK government.
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In other, popular Nollywood actress, Yetunde Barnabas, has taken to social media to celebrate her daughter as she turns one today, July 26.
The actress welcomed her first child, Gemma, with her footballer husband, Peter Olayinka on July 26, 2022.
Taking to her Instagram page, she shared adorable photos of Gemma from her heart-melting birthday photoshoot.
Yetunde Barnabas described her little princess as her womb opener and her heart in human form while dousing her with a plethora of adorable sweet words.
She wrote;
“Happy 1st Birthday to my Womb Opener, my precious and rare Gem my mini Me and the one after my heart… My Fave Human
@gemma_olayinka My heart in human Form. Beautiful God’s Creation… GOD loves us too much that is why you were given to us. I am blessed to have you as my Baby, You are our blessing”.
