A viral video of Ahmad Isah, popularly known as Ordinary President, hitting a woman during an interview has generated mixed reactions.
Ordinary President, who owns and works at Abuja-based Human Right Radio 101.1, assaulted his interviewee on one of the TV shows called ‘Berekete’.
The Nation reports that the ‘Berekete’ presenter, who is quite popular in Abuja, has over the years developed a growing reputation for helping ordinary people to secure justice via his radio and television shows.
In the trending BBC Africa Eye documentary video by Peter Nkanga, Isah assaulted the woman who was accused of setting her brother’s daughter on fire for alleged witchcraft.
The woman was alleged to have tied the victim’s hands and legs, poured kerosene on her head and set the girl on fire.
The Brekete family host in the video asked the suspect how she confirmed the girl was a witch.
“Nobody. I don’t know what came over me. Please, I’m begging for forgiveness,” the woman said.
Isah further demanded she tells him what happened one last time but the woman insisted she didn’t know what happened.
The human right activist got furious and slapped her twice on set.
His action sparked outrage on social media with many reacting to his conduct.
While many threw their weight in support of his action, some others berated him for his unprofessional conduct and for hitting the woman.
Reacting on his official Twitter handle, Ahmad Isah @breketeConnect said: “My God has made me bigger than the sponsors of my detractors.”
Tosin Olugbenga said: “She tied a girl. Poured kerosene on her and set her ablaze. Such a woman the moment she reduced the dignity of the girl also lost her dignity and any form of rights.
“She deserved every slap Ordinary President gave her and more. She deserves no respect or dignity.”
