Nigeria: Woman Arrested for Flogging, Locking Boy in Dog Cage

4 August 2019

A video showing a Nigerian woman flogging a boy, after which she locked him in a cage with dogs, has generated outrage on Twitter and people are calling for her to be found and punished.

In the viral video, which was shared on Instagram by comedian, Gbenga Adeyinka, on Sunday, the woman could be seen flogging the boy on the back and on the head with what appeared to be a belt.

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