Brothers Keeper, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has
sacked Motara, a Twitter influencer, as its public relations officer (PRO)
after a video wherein she was seen mocking a child beggar with a drink surfaced
online.
In the less than one-minute video, the child beggar had
approached the social media influencer, who is seen driving in traffic, to
solicit for alms.
Motara, who was holding a bottle of drink, had asked the
little girl if she cared for it to which she nodded in the affirmative.
But rather than giving the child beggar the drink, Motara,
who had windows of her car up, had placed the bottle close to the child
beggar’s mouth and continued with her journey.
Not giving up, the girl ran after her to get the drink. The
Twitter influencer still did not give the little girl the drink but was seen
laughing hysterically before gulping the drink while driving off.
The development had provoked outrage on social media
platforms with many Nigerians calling her out over her action.
Reacting to the development in a Twitter thread on Sunday,
Brothers Keeper said it had severed ties with Motara, explaining that her
action was against the organisation’s ideals.
“Brotherskeeper is an organisation that believes in
humanitarian services and not the contrary. Due to this, we regret to announce
that @ladymotara is no longer a member of Brotherskeeper and has been suspended
from her duty as the PRO henceforth,” it wrote.
Brotherskeeper is an organisation that believes in humanitarian services and not the contrary. Due to this, we regret to announce that @ladymotara is no longer a member of Brotherskeeper and has been suspended from her duty as the Pro henceforth. The reason for this decision https://t.co/oktMbMMsjz
— Brotherskeeper Committee Of Friends (@_Brotherkeepers) November 22, 2020
“The reason for this decision stems from a viral video
circulating on social media of our PRO making fun of a beggar in her car while
driving and sipping her drink. This act goes contrary to what our great
organization stands for and believes in; therefore, it has been condemned in
all sincerity.
“She is hereby directed to handover every documents of the
Brotherskeeper organisation in her custody. We wish her good luck in her
endeavours. Brotherskeeper will never be in support of any degrading or
dehumanising act. We stand for love, tolerance and much more.”
Motara had earlier apologised for the incident amid the
backlash.
“I made the video yesterday cause stupidly I thought it was
funny. I went ahead to foolishly post it on my whatsapp story and immediately I
did a lot of people called me out on my stupidity and I deleted it cos I
realized that my actions were extreme,” she had written in a now-deleted post.
“I’m sorry for mocking the girl and no amount of money I would have given her would have justified what I actually did. I realized that yesterday and it has resonated again today. Sorry doesn’t fix anything but I hope it can somehow lessen the blows of my stupidity.”
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