Outrage Over Police Move To Prosecute Proprietor Of School Where Students Sang ‘Old’ National Anthem

Nigerians have taken to their social media spaces to drag a former Lagos police PRO, Dolapo Badmus, who called for the arrest of the Proprietor and Head Teacher of a private school for singing the “old” national anthem. 

In a post she shared on her Instagram handle,  Dolapo said she was passing through the school on Friday morning and heard the pupils singing the old National anthem. She said she has alerted the police to come and arrest them and will ensure they get charged to court.

‘’If, as at today, three days after the President of Federal Republic of Nigeria signed and assented the New National Anthem into law and you are not able to recite it in a whole, then you are a suspect

I just passed through a private school and I could here them singing the old National Anthem! “Arise oh compatriots”! (We are no more arising as compatriots, it is Nigeria we are hailing now). I have called police to come and arrest not only the proprietor but the head teacher inclusive (I will make sure they are charged to court) Don’t ask me for what offence? Consult any lawyer to learn more…….. Anyone not singing the new national anthem is sabotaging Nigeria L, I won’t tolerate any unpatriotic attitude….”

Nigerians quickly flooded the social media comment sections to react to the police officer’s post. While some challenged her to sing the entire anthem, others expressed their displeasure at her post. See some comments below 👇

kswissluxuryhair dared her, “Make a video and recite it for us ma.”

mrlaycharge said, “Madam, no disrespect but if you can sing this new national anthem from beginning to end with no mistakes. Make I bend.”

iam_donjossey said, “I don’t think any police officer can even recite it, let start from there.”

da_mi123 said, “Funniest thing madam self fit never sabi sing ham.*

realgoldcreativestore said, “Sarcastically speaking.”

iam_donvilis said, “A police officer that doesn’t know the difference between HEARD and HERE. Isn’t that not shameful.”

irokviralz1 said, “When asked in court just say. My lord. We actually sang the old anthem. Na there confusion go dey. Which one is old. Do u mean the old new, or the old old..”

dardy_pee reacted, “To change national anthem na soft work but to bring down the price of fuel, electricity and foodstuffs na hard worko.”

mrakinde reacted, “We all need to understand sarcasm when you see one.”

iammasterframe said,  “People like this woman are the reason why Nigeria has moved to 4th position on Africa GDP. Nation don’t grow by singing, it grows by the action of the government. 

“Nigerian continue to elect the worst o them to run the affairs of the country, no wonder we have remain stagnant since independence. Nigeria in the only country where the past is better than the present. Shame on her for being inconsiderate and insensitive to the plight of Nigerian.”

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