Corps Member Regrets Disciplining Adamawa Student Over Language Misunderstanding
Corps Member Regrets Disciplining Adamawa Student Over Language Misunderstanding
UmarFarouk123 
A youth corps member serving in Adamawa has admitted to making a mistake after disciplining a student for repeatedly shouting “Gotel” in response to a simple math question, unaware that the word means “one” in Fulani.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the corps member shared his experience, explaining that he had been posted to Adamawa without knowledge of the Fulani language.
While teaching a class where students struggled with English, he asked, “What’s 3 minus 2?” One student responded, “Gotel… Gotel!” Misunderstanding the reply, he punished the student, assuming it was an inappropriate answer.
Later, he learned the true meaning of “Gotel” and expressed regret in an update:
“I was told the meaning of ‘Gotel’ a few minutes after I posted this. Tomorrow, I will have to apologize and give him some biscuits.
