Woman Receives Threats After Sharing Passage from Ayengbe JB. E. Nursery School Textbook Containing Violent Content

A woman has come forward after facing threats over a nursery school passage she shared online, which highlights a textbook authored by Ayengbe J. B. E. The woman posted the complete passage, used to teach children from ages 4-6, along with related questions and a dictation exercise.

The story goes: “Once upon a time, there was an old man who had a very fat dog. The dog and the old man loved each other. One day, the old man kept a big meat near the fireplace and asked the dog to look after it. But the dog slept off and a thief came to steal the meat. This made the old man sad and then think he must punish the dog. The next day, he put an iron in the fire. When it was very hot, he went to where the dog was asleep again and put it inside the nose of the dog. The pain made the dog mad and ran away from home.” The lesson includes questions like: “The old man had a – (thief, dog)”, “What did the old man keep near the fire? (meat, dog)”, “Who took the meat away? The ….. (dog, thief)”, “What made the iron hot? The …”, “Where did the old man put the hot iron? (nose of the thief, nose of the dog)
What did the dog do? It – (loved the old man, ran away from home).”

There’s also a dictation exercise where teachers are asked to select words from the passage. After sharing this material, the woman reported receiving threats urging her to delete the post.

Although the specifics of the threats are unknown, this situation has raised concerns about the safety of those who speak out on educational content.

The post soon spread widely, prompting reactions from parents and others who questioned the appropriateness of the material for nursery pupils.

There has been no official response regarding the book or the threats.

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