Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has denounced the hateful threats made by Amaka Patience Sunnberger, a Canada-based woman, against Nigerians living in Canada.
Gatekeepers News reports that Sunnberger’s derogatory comments, made during a virtual meeting on TikTok, targeted the Yoruba and Benin people, threatening to poison individuals from these groups at her workplace in Ontario, Canada.
“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.
“Enough is enough! If you have any means of kpaing them, kpai them commot for road,” she said.
Atiku strongly condemned Sunnberger’s actions, emphasising the importance of protecting Nigeria’s diversity.
“The contentious virtual chat room clip, wherein participants made threats of ethnic cleansing against the Yorubas and Benin people, is unequivocally condemned in all aspects,” he wrote on Thursday in a post on his X page.
“I am informed that the identities of those involved have been disclosed and that calls have been made to the pertinent law enforcement agencies in Canada to prosecute the offenders.
“In this regard, I commend the House of Representatives and the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission for their prompt and decisive action in addressing this incendiary rhetoric and preempting further escalation.
“This disconcerting episode underscores, once again, the imperative of uniting our people and our nation.
“Our rich diversity is our most cherished national asset and must be vigilantly protected.”
Meanwhile the House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Matters has urged the Canadian government to take legal action against Sunnberger for engaging in hate speech.
