The woman, identified as Amaka Sunnberger, is heard in a viral video threatening to poison any Yoruba or Benin person she came across at her workplace.
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It appeared she made the comment during a virtual meeting on TikTok. Other voices could be heard interjecting and prodding her. The woman claimed that her comment was in response to the “hate” against the Igbo. Mr Ogbonnia said Ohanaeze have received calls from prominent Nigerians who expressed fears on the possibility of some persons carrying out the threats.“It therefore becomes imperative for Ohanaeze to respond, especially when the National Publicity Secretary of the Afenifere, Mr Jare Ajayi, forwarded the clip and requested for prompt action.
“They are the merchant of woes who deploy despicable and incendiary rhetoric to create ethnic mistrust and conflicts where none exists. He, therefore, assured the Afenifere, the entire Yoruba and Edo “brothers” that the threat from the depraved mind should be ignored as “idiotic, meaningless and vacuous”.“We use this opportunity to call on the security agencies in Nigeria to trace the perpetrators of this macabre dance to face the full weight of the law,” he said.
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