A school teacher in Kebbi State, Abduljalal Usman, has been suspended for three months after posting a video on social media criticising Ramadan food support distributed by the state government.

Usman, who works under the state government, shared the video on his Facebook page on Wednesday, expressing dissatisfaction with the quantity of food items given to teachers as part of a Ramadan palliative.

In the video, recorded in Hausa, he displayed the items and said he received only one mudu—a local measurement bowl—each of rice and millet from the administration of Nasir Idris.

“As a school teacher, this is what His Excellency has given me in the name of support,” he said in the video, which later circulated widely on social media.

Usman argued that the assistance was inadequate considering the workload of teachers in the state.

Two days after posting the video, the teacher announced that he had been suspended from duty for three months.

According to a letter issued by the Dandi Local Government Education Authority, Usman was suspended without salary for alleged negligence and defaulting on duty.

“For negligence and defaulting in duty, the authority is hereby suspending you from duty for a period of three months,” the letter stated.

Attempts to obtain confirmation from the Kebbi State Ministry for Basic and Secondary Education were unsuccessful, as officials contacted said they were not aware of the development.