Maduabuchi Idam, a Nigerian human rights attorney, has made a daring move in opposition to the current Big Brother Naija reality show.
The show was accused by the legal mind of being as a conduit for pornographic and obscene material.
remembered that the reality star’s tenth season debuted on two days.
Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, the host, revealed a unique twist on the reality show’s prize money during the debut.
However, Idam requested in a petition to the National Broadcasting Commission’s (NBC) Director General that the program be either prohibited or severely regulated in accordance with the NBC Act of 1999.
He felt that spectators were being fed a constant diet of “real-time prngraphy” with little concern for public decency, and that the show had lost its entertaining value.
The lawyer claims that the current season, which is only in its second week, has already had “brazen obscene displays” that would make even music videos that were previously prohibited seem mild.
In his words:
“I’m outraged that not only is this programme aired on national TV, its profane content is also proudly shared on the verified social media handles of the host company—in total disregard to public morality.”
Idam contended that it’s perplexing why BBNaija is still getting away with it since NBC could reject music videos like Olamide’s “Don’t Stop” and Reminisce’s “Tesojue” for being indecent.
The lawyer’s actions went beyond simple grievances. He gave NBC 30 days to act, either by outlawing the program or putting it on extremely restricted platforms—away from kids and indifferent viewers.
Additionally, he voiced his grave concern that unregulated programs such as BBNaija are causing moral norms in Nigerian culture to erode, particularly among young people.