- A nursery school textbook author has defended his controversial book after a mother complained about a disturbing story given to her 5-year-old child.
- He defended his work and faulted the woman for taking the matter to social media instead of contacting him directly.
- His reaction sparked further backlash online, with many Nigerians demanding better educational materials for children.
The author of a controversial nursery school textbook has spoken out after a young mother raised alarm over a disturbing story her five-year-old child was asked to read in school.
The issue earlier went viral after the mother publicly questioned the content of the book, saying a section of the story was inappropriate for children and could negatively shape their understanding at such a young age. She also alleged that she had received threats following her complaint.
Reacting to the criticism, the author defended his work and faulted the woman for taking the matter to social media instead of contacting him directly.
“I’m not a social media type. The lady didn’t buy the book on social media. My number and address are on the book; she couldn’t reach me through any of those means, but she chose to go to social media to discredit my work and my book.”
He further dismissed the criticism, suggesting the mother was too young to understand his long history in education.
“She’s too small for me to explain to — she was not born when I started teaching. However, there is nothing wrong with my book story.”
The statement has since generated fresh reactions online, with many Nigerians criticizing both the controversial passage and the author’s response.
@Mo_Diva01 wrote:
“You can’t convince me this man didn’t write that particular passage based on his own temperament. Cos what is this attitude?”
@MarvellousIsra3 commented:
“Our father’s generation are so arrogant… Our own generation will rewrite this story.”
@thekingoftruths said:
“People are saying the lady should have reached out to the author. But they are not saying anything about the threats and arrests being made”
@wounded081 reacted:
“See him face, he resemble person wey go fit put hot iron for dog nose on a normal day”
@gaxliii wrote:
“Why burn the dog nose ohh with pressing iron baba story teller are you depressed?”
@niyiAgboola1 added:
“Please show the author the comment section… He should have just quietly remove that passage.”
@OnyekachiD36461 stated:
“He is a very careless person… my children will never touch that thing u wrote there and call it book”
@It_Chioma said:
“This man is wicked and still thinks the world is in the 1935 era where you can’t call people out.”
