Animal rights activist and president of My Dog & I group, Jackie Idimogu, has strongly criticized Nigerian chef Hilda Baci over a controversial video involving dog meat. Hilda Baci, a 26-year-old chef who gained attention for attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest individual cooking time, posted a video on social media that sparked outrage.
The video featured Hilda sitting at a table with influencer Enioluwa, showcasing various delicacies from her state, including dog meat. In the footage, Enioluwa expressed hesitation about trying dog meat for the first time, while Hilda tried to persuade him to eat it and even attempted to force-feed him.
Jackie Idimogu reacted to the video by sharing her own video on social media, accusing Hilda of cruelty towards animals. She pointed out the irony of Hilda consuming dog meat despite members of the My Dog & I group and their dogs supporting her during her cookathon. Jackie emphasized that members of her group wore their shirts and brought dogs to show their support, and she expressed disappointment upon seeing Hilda's post about eating a dog.
Initially skeptical about supporting Hilda during her cookathon due to her being from Akwa Ibom, Jackie decided to give her the benefit of the doubt, assuming that the chef was open-minded. However, she expressed her dismay at Hilda's choice to showcase Nigerians as dog eaters, especially when the world was celebrating Nigeria through Hilda's cooking accomplishments.
In the longer version of the template, it includes the quotes from Jackie Idimogu, the description of the video posted by Hilda Baci, and the video link shared on Twitter.
“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.
She said she was initially skeptical of supporting Hilda during her cook-a-thon when she heard she was from Akwa Ibom, but decided to give her the benefit of the doubt because she thought 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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President of My Dog & I group, Jackie Idimogu slams Hilda Baci and Eni pic.twitter.com/pgCwSyzKko
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