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Nigerians seek arrest of Canada-based woman inciting violence

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3 weeks ago

August 29, 2024

Amaka Patience Sunnberger

Nigerians seek arrest of Canada-based woman inciting violence

Concerned Nigerians have swarmed the Internet, demanding the arrest of a Canada-based Nigerian woman, Amaka Patience Sunnberger, and her accomplices for calling for the death of other Nigerians during a social media engagement.

PUNCH Metro observed on Wednesday that Nigerians from all walks of life took to social media in shock and outrage after a viral TikTok video surfaced, showing the woman and other Nigerians calling for the poisoning of Nigerians of Yoruba and Benin descent.

The Director-General of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, weighed in on the issue via her X.com handle on Wednesday. She identified the woman and revealed that several Nigerian groups had brought the matter to the attention of the Canadian authorities.

Dabiri-Erewa wrote, “This is the picture of the lady behind the voice.Amaka Patience Sunnberger.

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

Our correspondent, who viewed the now-viral TikTok video on X.com on Wednesday, heard the woman instructing others on the social media space to poison Nigerians of Yoruba and Benin descent.

“Record me very well. It is time to start poisoning the Yoruba and the Benin. Poison their food and water. I will poison your food and water.

“The hatred in your heart will last forever. I will put it (poison) inside their food and water when I get to work tomorrow. I want Ndigbo to get that heart of wickedness. You are too quiet and cool. Enough is enough,” the lady ranted in Pidgin Language while other participants in the space spurred her on.

Meanwhile, following the NiDCOM DG’s revelation and disturbing content of the video, some Nigerians on X.com called for the immediate arrest of the suspect and others who participated in the live video, fearing they might proceed with the plan if not apprehended for questioning.

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An X.com user, @DAMIADENUGA, who shared the video on his account Wednesday, urged Nigerians in Canada to stay safe and take precautionary measures.

“A very disturbing video of some Nigerians on TikTok planning the death of other Nigerians in Canada. This post is for awareness purposes only. Be careful out there, folks,” he wrote.

“Please, everyone on that TikTok live space with her are all accomplices; they all must be traced!!! Every one of them.” @AmodaOgunlere added.

Corroborating the call for the participants’ arrest, @AbiolaKujore wrote, “The sad part is they all supported her and cheered her on; I was shocked.”

“They share the same sentiment because I wonder why anyone would want to give her a listening ear by being part of that demonic space,” @adedirant noted.

Assuring other Nigerians that the authorities had begun a probe into the distasteful video, @Lekanarsenal said, “Most of them do delete their TikTok account, but the hand will touch them one after the other. Some of them live in Nigeria, and we repost them. We are going to track every account that leads to them.”

“Pls let’s all say no to all Bigotry!! Let’s not pick and choose! Or we become hypocrites! Let’s trace all of them. Both those in South Africa inciting hate and bigotry! Let’s all of us say no to all bigots. Be Yoruba, Igbo, or any other tribe! Enough Naija!” @nassy22_tactics urged.

“@Olalekakanakogun called on leaders from all sides to encourage their followers to refrain from fanning animosity towards fellow Nigerians, saying, “It is high time that our brothers and sisters changed strategy and learnt tolerance and sportsmanship. There must be an end to these nauseating episodes.”

Meanwhile, other Nigerians, while calling for the woman’s arrest, urged the authorities to respond equally when similar public remarks are made by other Nigerians.

“Let’s come to equity with clean hands. She is a mess and deserves whatever measure is brought upon her by the law, but let’s also be active in condemning the same from our own when they err. Some portions of both tribes have been nothing short of mischievous

PUNCH Metro, referencing a report by the News Agency of Nigeria, reported in 2022 that a 45-year-old Nigerian, known as Adeyinka Shoyemi, living on Powis Terrace in Notting Hill, West London, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for inciting racial hatred and promoting violence in Nigeria through inflammatory messages.

The convict came under police scrutiny in March 2019 after members of the public reported posts targeting the Igbo ethnic group in Nigeria.

Nigerians seek arrest of Canada-based woman inciting violence

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Police parade suspected ritualists, armed robbers in Osun

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9 hours ago

September 18, 2024

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Police parade suspected ritualists, armed robbers in Osun

The Osun State Police Command has said that it has arrested seven suspects for possession of human body parts.

The police made this revelation to journalists while parading the suspects at the Command headquarters in Osogbo on Wednesday.

The suspects paraded include Johnson Daniel, Adetunji Okunade, Olaniyan Azeez, Balogun Temitope Asimiyu, Oladapo Hammed, Kazeem Rasak and Asaka Rauf.

Addressing journalists, the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Giwa-Alade Emmanuel also said suspected human bone fragments, a female pant and note books were recovered as exhibits from the suspects at the point of arrest.

He said, “The above named suspects were arrested upon a credible information from a good spirited individual that, one Johnson Daniel ‘m’ a mortuary attendant at lpetu-ljesa sells portions of human remains deposited at the mortuary to native doctors whose names are listed above.

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“The said suspects use these remains gotten from the mortuary attendant (Johnson Daniel) for different ritual purposes. Daniel also confessed that, he conspired with one other mortuary attendant named Adetunji Okunade ‘m’ to sell remnant of water used in bathing corpses to interested native doctors.

“In the course of investigation, search were conducted at the residences of these suspects which led to the recovery of fragment of substances suspected to be human skull at Asaka Rauf ‘m’ and Oladapo Hammed ‘m’ residences while a female pant and a note book containing instructions on ritual practices were recovered from Balogun Temitope Asimiyu’s residence.”

Giwa-Alade hinted that the suspects have been charged to court.

Similarly, the police paraded Taiwo Adekunle, Adebayo Opeyemi, Hasan Ibrahim, Oba Wasiu and Olajide Oladapo for alleged armed robbery.

Exhibits recovered at the point of arrest include a Ford Jeep with registration number SMK945OS, Hunter motorcycle with registration number WWD604QF, one empty shell cartridge, one Iphone and one magnet.

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Troops kill many terrorists in Kaduna, hostages rescued, arms recovered

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10 hours ago

September 18, 2024

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Troops kill many terrorists in Kaduna, hostages rescued, arms recovered

Many terrorists have been neutralised in Kaduna State after they were ambushed in a sting by troops.

The troops also recovered weapons, logistics and rescued hostages during the operation that took place on 17 September 2024.

The Nigerian Army announced the triumph in a statement on its social media platform on Wednesday.

According to the statement, acting on credible intelligence, the troops intercepted the terrorists while they are attempting to cross from Alawa Forest in Niger State to Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State.

“The ambush led to a fierce firefight, resulting in the elimination of two terrorists, while others managed to flee. Troops recovered two AK-47 rifles, two magazines, and three motorcycles at the scene,” it said.

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In a separate operation, troops acted on intelligence about the movement of terrorists at Hayin Nakwakina village in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

“Troops sprung an ambush against the terrorists, neutralizing two of them and subsequently restoring normalcy in the village that had been earlier displaced by the terrorists.

“Troops also recovered two motorcycles, a mobile phone, and machetes abandoned by the fleeing terrorists,” it said.

Responding to a distress call on Tuesday, 17 September 2024, troops rescued 20 hostages who had been abducted by marauding terrorists along the Kwaga-Polewire axis of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The troops successfully rescued the abductees after a shootout that overwhelmed the terrorists, compelling them to flee.

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Another boat capsizes in Zamfara, Four children dead, 12 hospitalised

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11 hours ago

September 18, 2024

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Another boat capsizes in Zamfara, Four children dead, 12 hospitalised

Another boat carrying 46 passengers capsized in Mashayar Garba Rogo, Bukkuyum town, Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara state, resulting in the d3ath of four children.

Four children d!e, 12 hospitalized as another boat capsizes in Zamfara The latest incident occurred around 10:30 am on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, barely a week after a boat mishap in Gummi Local Government Area of the state claimed over 30 lives.

According to a local resident, Malam Aliyu Umar Bukkuyum, two bodies of the children were recovered, while the other two remain missing.

Twelve people are currently unconscious and receiving treatment at General Hospital Bukkuyum.

One of the survivors, Buhari Usman (also known as Messi), reported that the boat had about 50 passengers, mostly children and a few adults, who were travelling across the Zamfara River to reach their farms.

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He explained that midway through the journey, the boat began to behave erratically and capsized despite efforts by the boat captains to stabilize it.

“I personally rescued 12 children and some adults. We managed to save a good number of the victims, but unfortunately, four died. Two bodies have been recovered, while the other two remain missing,” he said.

The Sole Administrator of Bukkuyum, Hon. Nasiru Muhammad (DG), confirmed the incident, attributing it to overloading, anxiety, and failure to follow proper boating guidelines.

He noted that the government is caring for the 12 rescued victims at the hospital and promised that measures would be taken to prevent similar accidents in the future.

Search efforts are ongoing to locate the two missing passengers.