A video has emerged online showing the moment a young Nigerian man engaged a masquerade in a flogging contest.
The incident reportedly happened during a festivity in the eastern part of the country.
In the trending footage, the young man and the masquerade can be seen flogging each other in the middle of the road as villagers gathered to be entertained.
The crowd shouted at the sounds of the hot lashes during the flogging battle. However, the man and the masquerade were later stopped when it appeared the contest wanted to get out of hand.
Other villagers who were brave enough also engaged themselves in a flogging battle to see who will get tired.
Watch the video below: