‘Be more empathetic,’ Toyin Alausa urges Nigerians

Nollywood actress Toyin Alausa has questioned the trend of sharing videos and pictures of deceased individuals on social media.

The actress on her Instagram page, spoke about such practices, stating that posing a deceased person’s pictures and videos strips the individual of their dignity.

Alausa explained that such acts are disrespectful to the family of the deceased, urging Nigerians to endeavour to cover the faces of the deceased before making a post about them.

“The way people just expose the dead on social media these days is so annoying and mind-boggling. What’s the point, actually?. Immediately it’s confirmed that someone has passed, the right thing to do is to cover them, at least the face. It’s about showing respect, offering dignity, and, in a way, providing emotional closure for their relatives. This inhumane attitude has sadly become the norm. It may be important to get footage for clarification or when immediate relatives aren’t nearby, but not to be splashed as content on social media. It’s so disrespectful. Seeing a blank face devoid of life and emotions can be extremely traumatic. We can do better and be more empathic,” she said.