ICYMI: Tonto Dikeh Dragged To Court Over Viral Child Deliverance Video

Tonto Dikeh has been dragged to court over a viral child deliverance video.

NewsRain Nigeria reports that a Nigerian human rights lawyer, Ike Obasi, has given actress, politician, and self-proclaimed evangelist, Tonto Dikeh, 72 hours to apologize over a viral video showing her conducting a deliverance session on a school child, describing the act as abusive and a violation of the minor’s rights and dignity.

Obasi said the footage circulating on social media was deeply troubling and highlighted the need to protect children from degrading treatment.

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“It is disturbing that an innocent child could be subjected to such abusive and degrading treatment under the guise of religious deliverance,” he said.

He added that such actions, capable of humiliating or traumatizing a minor, should not be tolerated.

“I hereby give Tonto Dikeh 72 hours to tender a public apology to the child involved in the video,” Obasi stated.

The lawyer warned that failure to comply would leave him no choice but to pursue legal action.

“If she fails to apologize within the stipulated period, we will take the necessary legal steps to ensure accountability and protect the rights and dignity of the minor involved,” he said.

In a related development, social media influencer and activist Vincent Otse, popularly known as Very Dark Man (VDM), also condemned Dikeh’s actions.

He described it as a violation of the child’s rights and warned her never to set foot in the school again, recalling that she had been absent when the school was left dilapidated until his non-governmental organization rehabilitated it with 30 million Naira.

VDM joined a growing chorus of influencers and activists criticizing the actress for allegedly pinning the child on a sandy floor, with her long nails pressed on the child’s eyes, under the guise of deliverance.

The incident raises pressing questions: Will relevant authorities intervene, or will it be overlooked? Has any law been broken? Will Dikeh apologize as demanded by the lawyer, and if she refuses, will legal action be taken? Only time will tell.