Canada-based woman Amaka Sunnberger, who was arrested for threatening people of Yoruba and Edo descent, has explained the reason for her action.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls that the chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, revealed Amaka Patience Sunnberger’s identity after a video of her raining threats on Yoruba and Edo people went viral.
Sunnberger, during the live TikTok session, threatened to poison Nigerians living in Canada.
She further dared anyone to report her to the Canadian authorities.
The woman, who spoke mainly in Pidgin English, vowed to take poisonous substances to her workplace and poison any Yoruba or Benin person she came across due to the ‘hate’ against Igbos.
Following the viral clip, which sparked an outrage, the Nigerian House of Representatives and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) petitioned the Canadian authorities.
Sonnberger was subsequently arrested by the Toronto Police on September 1 but released after being questioned.
Speaking about her action, Amaka in an audio interview posted on YouTube by BattaBox on September 5 disclosed that her threats were a reaction to hateful comments directed at Igbos on TikTok.
She explained that she was bombarded with anti-Igbo rhetoric when she joined TikTok newly on her ‘For You Page’ recommendations.
She added, “Every FYP I saw was always people talking about Igbos and these were the Bini and Yoruba to be particular. They said so many things and I have these things on video.
“They talk about how (Chukwuemeka) Ojukwu stole £5,000 from the bank during the (civil) war. So I joined these platforms and found out that the majority of these people there aren’t educated because as I’m going right, they are going left.
“Sometimes, I tried to debunk some of what they were saying. There was a time when they even said Igbos eat humans. They changed our history totally. There was a time I had to come back home and begin to search about my history because they say things that if you are not strong, will make you depressed.”