Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has expressed his disapproval of punishing African children for using their native languages.

In a post on his Instagram account, he urged parents to prioritize teaching their children English, emphasizing its significance for effective communication. However, he firmly stated that it is unacceptable to discipline children for speaking their mother tongue.

He wrote:

“Yes, teach children English. It’s important for communication.

But don’t flog them for speaking their mother tongue.

That’s unacceptable.

That’s slavery mentality which Oyibo people stuffed out brains with.

Will a Chinese man or woman ever flog a Chinese child for speaking Chinese?

Never make your fellow African feel inferior for being African.

If we’re not proud of who we are as Africans & where we come from, we’ll never know where we’re headed”.