Well-known Nigerian comedian, Bovi Ugboma, strongly disapproves of the practice where high school students take it upon themselves to discipline their younger schoolmates. He expressed his opinion on this matter during a speech at the Excellence in Leadership Conference, which was organized by Tony Elumelu. Bovi, who is outspoken about his stance against bullying in schools, emphasized his concerns.
“Looking at it in broad daylight for years and that is empowering students to discipline students.
It is insane, we are crazy in this country, you have no idea.
There is nothing normal about it that my child that I gave birth to, I will come to school and they will tell me that one student punished him, either by flogging or asking him to kneel down.
The oldest child in secondary school is an average of 16 years, what does a 16 year old know? Then you give that child power to discipline another child? There’s nothing right about it.”
He insists that the job of senior secondary students is just to guide the younger ones, insisting they have no right to carry out disciplinary action.
Infact, Bovi claims that this bullying done by students usually promotes cultism in the University as the bully wants to remain in power while the bullied tries to seek protection.
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"It is insane to empower students to discipline students"
– Bovi Ugboma pic.twitter.com/T1yFAZNSEg
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