Mama Scatter School Over True or False Exam Question“My Pikin No Fail Because of Hair

Mama Scatter School: Mama land school with full ginger, wrapper tied tight and voice high like generator wey no get silencer. “Una dey craze? So because my pikin say long hair no be untidy, una mark am wrong? Who set that yeye question sef?”

She no even wait make dem offer seat. “If person get long hair, na dat one mean say e dirty? So if Bob Marley write this same exam, una go give am F9? Nonsense and ingredients!” Mama shout, dragging chair by herself.

Parents wey dey nearby begin dey peep like say drama dey Netflix. Some dey laugh, others dey nod, but Mama no slow down. “This na why our children dey fear express themselves — because una dey use colonial marking scheme hold dem down. Tufiakwa!”

Mama Scatter School: Make Dem Go Mark Jesus Wrong Too Na!” — Mama Continue With Holy Anger

Mama no gree hear say “na marking scheme fault.” She tear the excuse like old calendar. “Marking scheme ko, marking scam ni! Who tell una say long hair be sin? If Jesus come write exam with him long hair, una go fail am too abi?”

She face the teacher with full eyes. “Madam, abeg no vex — you fit teach, but this one no be teaching, na oppression. My pikin dey neat, e dey sharp, and na hair una take disqualify am?”

Even the school principal begin sweat like akara seller near fire. Mama point her finger like lawyer wey no wan lose case. “This kain question no suppose dey exam. Una suppose dey ask better tin like mathematics or science, no be fashion police quiz!”

Mama Scatter School: I No Go Gree Until Una Correct That Mark!” — Mama Fire Social Media Salvo

As Mama come out from school gate, she go straight post online: “Imagine dem dey fail my child because e talk say long hair no be untidy. Una dey mad?” Within minutes, Nigerians from Facebook to Twitter join the gbas gbos.

Mama do video selfie for gate: “See me here o, na me dey fight for justice! Hair no be crime!” Comments begin rain. One say, “This woman na hero. She don speak our mind.” Another write, “Wetin concern exam with hairstyle? Dem wan fail us because we no barb gorimapa?”

Mama even get supporters from dreadlock community. Some barber shops post: “We stand with Mama Long Hair — clean hair, clean brain!” The thing don turn nationwide gist.

School don later say dem go “look into the matter.” But Mama don yan say she no dey calm down till dem change that mark and use correct questions next time. “Because today na hair. Tomorrow e fit be shoe size!”