Viral Video Of Soldiers Flogging People Sparks Outrage, Umahi Distances Self

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has denied in its entirety that he instructed men of Nigerian Army to flog some persons said to be civil servants.

A video that is now in circulation has scenes showing men of the Nigerian Army using horsewhips to flog some persons. The footage has since attracted outrage as Nigerians took to their social media accounts to condemn the treatment of the persons.

However, the Ebonyi State Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Uchenna Orji, in a statement described the video as “doctored”.