- Safiu Kehinde
Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has petitioned Mayor of Brampton, Patrick Brown, over Nigerian Woman who threatened to poison Edo and Yoruba people.
The petition, which called for the probe of the Nigerian woman of Canadian citizenship identified as Amaka Patience Sonnberger, was signed and issued by the Commission’s boss, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, earlier today.
As disclosed in the petition, Sonnberger is a disability support worker in Brampton.
Abike called the attention of the Brampton Mayor to the risk poised by Sonnberger to the vulnerable people she cares for, considering her genocidal slur against her fellow Nigerians of Yoruba and Edo decent.
The NiDCOM boss demanded investigation into Sonnberger’s attitude at her workplace.
The statement read in part; “We wish to inform your esteemed office that Nil.COM is in receipt Of a video circulating online Of a Nigerian woman resident in Canada who had been inciting violence and calling for the killings of persons belonging to a certain tribe in Nigeria.
“The said woman known as Mrs. Amaka Patience Sonnberger, who apparently lives in Brampton Canada is a disability support worker in Brampton.
“It is worrisome that someone who works with the one of the most vulnerable demographic in the society made such a comment as she may be a danger to the vulnerable people she works with and needs to be investigated. checkmated and stopped for the society’s
“Furthermore. while we have been informed that this matter has been brought to the attention of the Canadian authorities by Nigerians living in Canada. we also want to lend our voice to the effort Of ending such issues at its roots.
“In view of the above. we ask that this issue be properly investigated not just because of her threat of poisoning persons from a particular tribe in Nigeria. but to determine her attitude at her job with the vulnerable.”
“Please accept the assurances Of our esteemed regards.”