Jackie Idimogu, an animal rights campaigner and the leader of the My Dog & I organization, has criticized Nigerian chef Hilda Baci for her viral video featuring dog meat.
The 26-year-old, who rose to fame after cooking for four days in an effort to beat the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking session by an individual, has drawn criticism for a recent social media video she shared.
In the video that caused a massive stir, Hillda is captured sitting at a table with influencer Enioluwa and showcasing various delicacies from her state, including dog meat.
In the video, Hilda tried to get Enioluwa to eat the dog meat as he expressed hesitation, even trying to force-feed him.
Reacting to the video, in a video shared on her social media page, Idimogu accused Hilda of cruelty against animals.
Despite the fact that members of her organization and their dogs had come to support her during her cookathon, she criticized Hilda for consuming dog meat.
“Members of the My Dog & I group wore their shirts to go and support Hilda; dogs were present at the cookathon to support Hilda. I know that there were about two or three dogs because when my group members went there, they made sure to take pictures and videos of every dog there.
Now, imagine my surprise this evening, scrolling through Instagram, and then I see on a news blog that this same Hilda posted that she is eating a dog.” Idimogu said.
When she learned that Hilda was from Akwa Ibom, she admitted that she was originally hesitant to support her during her cook-a-thon. However, she later made up her mind to do so since she believed the chef was exposed.
“Hilda, in her infinite mercy and wisdom, thought that the best thing for her to do after the world celebrated Nigeria through her relentlessness And now that the torchlight of the world is on Nigeria through you, you decide that what you want to show the world is that Nigerians are dog eaters? No, no. I’m making this video to refute the fact that Nigerians are not dog eaters.” Idimogu added.
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