Nigerians on social media have been calling for the arrest of actress Yetunde Barnabas following a viral video in which her infant son is seen sitting on her lap inside a moving car, gripping the steering wheel.
According to Daily Post, the actress shared a clip of her eleven-month-old son holding onto the steering wheel while the vehicle was in motion. She was heard saying, 'Hi, my son is driving. He's going to one, he's now a big boy. Don't even touch anything. Don't try that shit with me. You drive, horn for the neighbors.'
Many Nigerians on X (formerly Twitter) responded by urging authorities to take action against her, citing the endangerment of other road users.
@wande30 wrote, 'Please you must do something to teach others a lesson. This is pure madness in a moving car.'
@Ayotund1 said, 'This is a crime. This shouldn't be taken lightly. Very irresponsible behavior and she should be ashamed of herself. @FRSCNigeria don't turn a blind eye.'
@josh_fatoye added, '@Yetundebarna1 you don’t have sense by Putting the lives of other road users at risk. Can you try this in a sane country? @FRSCNigeria @PoliceNG needs to take a decisive action on this rubbish.'
@Mo_bolaj1 wrote, 'And the right authority will see this, and not think of persecuting her. She's supposed to know better. In a country where penalties are stiff, she will never try this. Until the law pay no regards to status or power, it will always be dared.'
@fadile_joe said, '@FRSCNigeria What are you doing about this? A child of this age should be in a child seat at the rear of the car, not in front and definitely not in the driver's laps. This is endangering other road users and very irresponsible of the driver.'
@Nimisioluwa noted, 'This is very risky because imagine trying to cross the road and then one person is doing this rubbish.'
@OlufunmiAkadiri wrote, 'She should be arrested and lose custody of that kid. But we are a lawless country so instead of rebuke , people will be praising her for this rubbish . She is endegearing her life, her kid and everyone else on the road.'
The video was posted by @Nimisioluwa on November 8, 2026, and has since attracted widespread attention from netizens across the country who are demanding swift action from the relevant authorities.