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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other related matters (NAPTIP) has forced Nigerian skit makers, Simigo and Ezebueze, to delete a viral video depicting child sexual abuse from the social media. The two comedians had posted a short video in which Ezebueze acted as a wicked landlord raping his tenant’s toddler. The video which garnered hundreds of thousands of views however attracted the condemnation of many well-meaning netizens who mounted pressures on the skit makers to remove the offensive video.

Nigerian Agency, NAPTIP Reacts As Embattled Comedians Delete Child Abuse Video, Tender Public ApologyThe National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other related matters has forced Nigerian skit makers, Simigo and Ezebueze, to delete a viral video depicting child sexual abuse from the social media.

The video which garnered hundreds of thousands of views however attracted the condemnation of many well-meaning netizens who mounted pressures on the skit makers to remove the offensive video. NAPTIP added that “uploading or sharing child sexual exploitation material is a crime. Ignorance of the law is no excuse.”

“Please we are so sorry to create that kind of skit, please our intention is not to promote child sexual Abuse material . Please we are so sorry for the video we promise that it won’t happen again and again,” the skit makers said as they apologised for the video, with the mother of the toddler confirming that skit makers did do anything to the little child.

 

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