Nigerian actress Yetunde Barnabas has sparked outrage on social media after sharing a video showing her young son holding the steering wheel of a moving vehicle while sitting on her lap. In the viral clip, the actress was seen holding her son as he appeared to steer the car. She jokingly described him as a big boy who would soon celebrate his first birthday.
“Hi, my son is driving. He is a big boy now, he is turn one soon,” she said.
However, the video has attracted heavy criticism on X, with several users condemning the actress for allowing her child to handle the steering wheel of a moving vehicle.
Some social media users described the act as reckless and dangerous, warning that it could put the child, the actress and other road users at risk.
Others went further to label her irresponsible, with some calling for her arrest and the revocation of her driver’s licence.
Meanwhile, some users defended the actress, arguing that allowing children to hold steering wheels while sitting on an adult’s lap was not uncommon, even in other countries. They also pointed to similar videos shared online.
@OurFavOnlineDoc noted; “This is wrong, stupid and unsafe. It’s a serious risk to herself, to her son and to the public at large. This nonsense can easily go wrong, cause an accident and lead to the death of the child, her own death or the death of an innocent road user or pedestrian- just because a foolish reckless mother wants to do a social media video. In a sane country, this video should be getting her a date with child safety and social services and they will be questioning if she’s fit to be a parent.”
Reacting, one @OlufunmiAkadiri said; “She should be arrested and lose custody of that kid. But we are a lawless country so instead of rebuke , people will be praising her for this rubbish . She is endegearing her life , her kid and everyone else on the road.”
chiefmacoy86 added; “Children being trained by untrained parents are the reason we have this dysfunctional society.”
@Itsonapi wrote; “You can clearly see it’s in her estate and she has control of the vehicle, you people put energy in wrong things, take this outrage somewhere else. This is another video I saw on instagram and I didn’t see people screaming in the comments.”
zinny_oluwa reacted; “God bless the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, No one will dare try this in this country. You must conform to the laws even if you don mad before.”
naija.bakers stressed; “How can you place a baby in front of a moving car, that close to the steering wheel? It is indeed well. God forbids another car hits you from behind and the airbag comes out. Please let’s be careful out there. Not every driver is as good as you. Always remember that.”
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