Just Adetoun Reveals Why She Didn’t Blur the Face of the Sweeping Woman’s Daughter

• Just Adetoun went viral for berating a woman who brought her daughter to a sweeping job at 4 am.

• The video, which criticized Adetoun, also garnered support from netizens, including Tunde Onakoya, a philanthropist and chess master who offered her a scholarship.

Nigerian activist Just Adetoun has explained why she chose not to blur the face of the young girl featured in the video she posted, which criticized the mother for bringing her daughter to sweep at 4 a.m.

A few weeks ago, Adetoun sparked a viral debate after she berated the woman for involving her child in the early-morning sweeping job. While the video faced significant backlash, it also garnered empathy, especially from philanthropist and chess master Tunde Onakoya, who offered the young girl a scholarship.

In a recent interview with Timi Agbaje, Adetoun clarified her decision, stating that blurring the girl’s face would have reduced the video’s impact. She explained that if she had blurred the face, the video wouldn’t have drawn the attention it did, and consequently, the little girl might not have received the help she now has.

Just Adetoun said in part …

“If I had blurred that girl’s face, the reactions that came to that post wouldn’t have come, the people that donated to her wouldn’t have donated and I’m never going to delete that video off my page, it’s never coming down ever…”

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Reacting to the post…

@ifynachii remarked: “I have a Question; what if that woman was with her maid or a child who wasn’t hers the reactions would be different… y’all would’ve praised this lady.
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Anyway…. She needs to take the video down.”

@beccaszn remarked; “Because ur using it for selfish gains.. this one too na person “Best mother in the world” wahala”

@yellowshugabae commented: “Coming from sombody that foo.led herself during Mohbad’s case acting emi mimo everywhere
Allegedly Ekoshi danu”

@chibarbie_dolle wrote: “You went all out on her mum because her daughter is underage but now you have refused blur or to take down the video even though the girl is underage.”