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Ohanaeze condemns video threatening Yoruba, Benin people with poison

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The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has condemned a viral video clip in which a Canada-based woman, Amaka Patience Sunnberger, made threatening comments against Nigerians of Yoruba and Benin descent.

The group has called on security agencies to trace the perpetrators of this “macabre dance” and ensure they face the full weight of the law.

In the video, the woman, speaking in Pidgin English, said, “Record me very well; it’s time to start poisoning the Yoruba and the Benin. Put poison in all your food at work. Put poison in your water, so that you all die one by one.”

Reacting to the video, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, in a statement on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, stated that while it might have ignored the video as the work of a “deranged psychopath” or one of the many fictitious narratives circulated online, concerns raised by others necessitated a response.

“It becomes imperative for Ohanaeze to respond, especially since Mr Jare Ajayi, the National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, forwarded the clip and requested prompt action.

“Firstly, there is no sufficient evidence that the lady in question is Igbo. Her behaviour does not reflect the Igbo traits of thoughtfulness, discretion, self-censure and equanimity. No Igbo person would contemplate throwing stones in a crowded market for fear of who might be affected.

“In other words, the Igbo travel more extensively than any other African ethnic group. They create homes away from home wherever they are, integrate with the local community, and contribute to the development of every place they find themselves,” the statement noted.

The organisation reminded the younger generation that the Igbo, Edo, and Yoruba share much in common, including cultural affinity, cosmology, morphology, and hospitality.

“Ohanaeze seizes this opportunity to enlighten the younger generations that the Igbo, Edo, and Yoruba share many similarities. We share cultural affinity, cosmology, morphology, and hospitality. The longstanding inter-marriages between the Igbo, Yoruba, and Edo have produced well-accomplished great-grandchildren,” the group added.

Ohanaeze assured Afenifere, the Yoruba, and Edo brothers that “the threat from this depraved mind should be dismissed as idiotic, meaningless, and vacuous. We add that, throughout history, proposals by the maladjusted are always dead on arrival.

Nigerian govt reveals identity of woman threatening mass killing of fellow Nigerians in Canada

The woman has reportedly deleted her TikTok account.

by Cletus Ukpong
August 28, 2024

Abike Dabiri, the chairperson of a federal agency, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, has disclosed the identity of a Canada-based woman who allegedly threatened to kill fellow Nigerians living in the North American country.

In a video clip circulating on X (formerly Twitter), a woman’s voice is heard making anti-Yoruba comments in what appears to be a virtual meeting on TikTok. The woman spoke mainly in Pidgin English.

“Record me very well; it’s time to start poisoning the Yoruba and the Benin. Put poison for all una food for work. Put poison for una water, make una dey kpai one by one,” the woman, later identified by Mrs Dabiri as Amaka Patience Sunnberger, said in the virtual meeting.

The woman vowed that she would take poisonous substances to her workplace and poison any Yoruba or Benin person she came across.

She claimed that her comment was in response to the “hate” against the Igbo. Some other voices could be heard, interjecting and prodding her.

It is, however, unclear how many people attended the virtual meeting with her.

“I want make Ndi Igbo get that heart of wickedness. Una too dey quiet,” the woman said, addressing other participants. “Enough is enough! If you have any means of kpaing them, kpai them commot for road.”

The woman said she was a resident of Ontario, Canada, and dared anyone to report her to the Canadian authorities.

On Wednesday, Mrs Dabiri reacted on X to the woman’s comment and uploaded the woman’s photo to the microblogging platform.

“This is the picture of the lady behind the voice. Amaka Patience Sunnberger,” the Nigerian government official said.

“She has deleted her TikTok account, and a group of Nigerians in Canada are reporting her officially to the relevant authorities in Canada.”

With many Nigerians desperate to escape poverty and hardship back home, the population of Nigerians in Canada has continued to increase.

Over 71,000 Nigerians reportedly obtained Canadian citizenship in the past 19 years.

The X user who posted the “very disturbing” video on the microblogging platform said he wanted to alert other Nigerians living in Canada.

“Be careful out there, folks,” he said.

naptu2:
Previous threads:
Anyi-Anambra Host Tiktok Live And Tells Igbos To Poison Edo And Yoruba People
https://www.nairaland.com/8197230/anyi-anambra-host-tiktok-live-tells

Nigerians In Canada To Take Action Against Amaka Sunnberger
https://www.nairaland.com/8198301/nigerians-canada-take-action-against

Shawarmagirl:
One deranged mentally unstable fellow spoke out of the influence of hatred and bitterness, and people are already condemning the entire Igbos. Some say their nightmares H.E Peter Obi never react. Her personal opinion and she is not speaking for the Igbos or represent the Igbos. Catch her, depot her back to Nigeria let Tinubulation and BATeria people are currently facing in Nigeria resets those madness off her brain.

Shawarmagirl:
One deranged mentally unstable fellow spoke out of the influence of hatred and bitterness, and people are already condemning the entire Igbos. Some say their nightmares H.E Peter Obi never react. Her personal opinion and she is not speaking for the Igbos or represent the Igbos. Catch her, depot her back to Nigeria let Tinubulation and BATeria people are currently facing in Nigeria resets those madness off her brain.

opamoses1:
Whataboutism.