Mass Poison: Arrested Canadian Woman To Appear In Court Today
A Canadian-Nigerian woman, Amaka Sonnberger, is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, September 2, 2024, following her arrest by Toronto Police.
Sonnberger, 46, faces serious charges after allegedly posting hate-motivated threats against members of the Nigerian community online.
An X user had called the attention of the Nigerian government to the threat by the woman on a TikTok group discussion to start poisoning Yoruba and Benin people in Canada.
The X user, Dami Adenuga, while sharing the audio of the Tiktok group chat, said, “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”
Osun Defender reports that in the Tiktok group chat, Amaka, who spoke in pidgin English, was heard vowing to begin to put poison in the foods and water of Yoruba and Benin people while urging other Igbo people to do the same.
The lady who claimed to be living in Ontario, Canada, also dared listeners to report her to the authorities.
She vowed to begin the poisoning spree from her office, as she was cheered on by others in the group chat who helped her to identify the names of poisons.
She said: “Record me very, very well. Time to start poisoning the Yoruba and the Bini. I go put poison for all una food for work, put poison for all una water. Make una dey kpai (die) one by one. Una no go kpai one day o, una go sick, sick, sick.
“I go put otapiapia, This kind hate wey i get for una so, e go last for ever. For all of una food, otapiapia eat and die, snipers – Yes, I go dey put am. If I go work tomorrow, I go put am for Yoruba food.
“I dey Canada, I dey Ontario, go tell government, hurry up. I go put otapiapia, una go her Yoruba don die o, Bini don kpeme, na me talk am. I wan make Ndigbo have that heart of wickedness, una too quiet, una too dey cool, enough. It is enough, if you have a means of killing them, kill them, kpai them commot for road because they too mumu, they are of no use to the society.”
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However, Sonnberger was taken into custody on September 1, 2024, after an investigation revealed that she had made threats via social media on August 25, 2024.
The threats, which were directed at specific individuals within the Nigerian community, included disturbing messages about poisoning members of the Yoruba and Benin groups.
The charges against Sonnberger include uttering threats, and the case is being handled as a suspected hate-motivated offense. The Toronto Police Hate Crime Unit is overseeing the investigation to ensure that the charges reflect the severity of the alleged crimes.
Toronto Police Service, in a Sunday statement on its website titled, “Suspected Hate-Motivated Threatening Investigation, Woman Arrested,” revealed this.
It read, “Toronto Police have arrested a woman in connection with a suspected hate-motivated threat investigation. The arrest follows a report received on August 28, 2024, regarding a threatening incident. Authorities allege that on or around August 25, 2024, Amaka Sonnberger, 46, of Toronto, posted online content threatening the lives of specific members of the Nigerian community.
“Sonnberger was taken into custody on September 1, 2024, and has been charged with uttering threats. She is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, September 2, 2024, at the Ontario Court of Justice, located at 2201 Finch Avenue West.
“The investigation is being treated as a suspected hate-motivated offence. Police are urging anyone with information to contact them at 416-808-3500 or reach out anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.222tips.com.”
The arrest follows significant outcry from the Nigerian community and government officials.
The House of Representatives and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission had previously petitioned Canadian authorities to investigate and prosecute Sonnberger for her inflammatory statements.
The Federal Government of Nigeria also voiced its concerns, urging Canadian authorities to take appropriate legal action.
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