Reactions as court orders public flogging of man for fighting prostitute

A viral video showing a young man being publicly flogged on the orders of a Magistrate Court in Abuja has gone viral.

In the footage circulating across social media platforms, the man is seen bent over with his face to the ground as another individual administers lashes in the full view of onlookers. According to reports, the sentencing came after the young man was found guilty of engaging in a physical altercation with a woman alleged to be a commercial sex worker.

The incident, believed to have occurred earlier this week, has triggered a wave of criticism online, with many Nigerians questioning the constitutionality of corporal punishment in modern judicial proceedings.

Read some netizens’ reactions below;

@realtraderseun: This is so primitive
Nigeria which way?

@explorerxp: Is prostitution legal in nigera

@ebonyinews: In a country battling corruption, terrorism, and economic collapse — it’s a fight with a pr0st!tut€ that gets public flogging. Selective morality is Nigeria’s strongest institution.

@mob22media: Is prostitution legal in Nigeria?

As of the time of filing this report, the Abuja judiciary has not released an official statement on the matter.