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General News of Wednesday, 5 October 2022

Source: www.gistmania.com

Ebonyi Gov. Dave Umahi orders soldiers to flog civil servants who arrived late to work

Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State on Tuesday ordered soldiers to flog civil servants who arrived late for work.

From a video clip shared on Twitter by Chidi Odinkalu, @ChidiOdinkalu, the governor was on a project inspection in Abakaliki, the state capital when his convoy stopped at the Government House Gate. He then ordered soldiers to stop civil servants who had arrived late and flog them while he watched with relish.
The civil servants could be seen rolling on the ground as they were being flogged by the soldiers while others watched from a distance.

Reacting to the video, the human rights lawyer, Odinkalu wrote on his Twitter page,
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“So, today in Ebonyi, @GovDaveUmahi went for a project inspection & then instructs the soldiers to flog - yes flog! - civil servants who arrived late.
“Not done, Dave Umahi supervised the flogging. Tomorrow, he'll be rewarded with seat in @NGRSenate.”

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