The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has formally petitioned Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown regarding a hate-filled message from a Canada-based Nigerian, Amaka Patience Sonnberger, targeting Yoruba and Benin people.
Mrs. Sonnberger, a disability support worker in Brampton, appeared in a viral video threatening to poison and kill members of the Yoruba and Edo communities.
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In a letter dated August 28, NiDCOM Chairman Abike Dabiri-Erewa expressed concern that Mrs. Sonnberger’s statements could incite violence.
The letter reads, “We wish to inform your esteemed office that NiDCOM 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.”
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She expressed concern that it is particularly troubling for someone working with one of society’s most vulnerable groups to make such comments.
She added that Mrs. Sonnberger could pose a threat to the individuals she supports and emphasized the need for an investigation to ensure she is properly assessed and addressed for the safety of the community.
“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,” the letter adds.
