The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide responded to a video where a woman suggested poisoning the food of Yoruba and Edo people abroad.
The group stated that there was not enough proof that the woman in the video was Igbo. They highlighted that her actions did not reflect the typical Igbo traits of careful thinking, restraint, and calmness. Alex Ogbonna, the National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, made this statement on Wednesday.
The statement reads, “The miscreant promised to encourage other Igbos to poison Yoruba and Benin people. Ohanaeze would have ignored the social media video clip as coming from a deranged psychopath or one of the fictitious narratives which with the Internet device was twisted, dressed, coated and delivered to the unsuspecting and obliging public.”
“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.
“There is no Igbo man or woman that will contemplate throwing stone in a full market for the fear of who shall be the victim as the Igbo travel more than any ethnic group in Africa.
“They also create homes away from home wherever they are found. They mix up or integrate with the local community and contribute to developing every community they find themselves.
“Based on the foregoing, two major derivatives emerge: if one should poison food in Lagos or Ibadan or Benin, is there any guarantee that the first victim will not be Igbo?” he questioned.
He described the woman in the video as someone who is deeply prejudiced against other ethnic groups, consumed by negative historical narratives, and actively involved in malicious planning.
