The long arm of the law, may have finally caught up with46-year-old Amaka Sonnberger, the Canadian-Nigerian woman, who threatened to kill Nigerians of Yoruba and Benin ethnic origins with poison, as she has reportedly been picked up by operatives of Toronto Police, Canada, where she currently resides.
Reports say, the middle-aged lady, whose comments, practically set fire to the Nigerian public, through the social media, was arrested on Sunday, September 1, and would be due to appear in court at Ontario, Canada, for allegedly making hate-motivated threats against the Nigerian community, on Monday, September 2.
In the comments, during a TikTok live session on August 25, she had threatened to poison Yoruba and Edo people in Canada, accusing them of not being smart, a development that has now put her into trouble, as the Nigerian government, promptly moved in seeking for her immediate arrest and repatriation to the country to face charges.
While Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), promptly revealed her identity, three days after, on Wednesday, August 28, members of the House of Representatives, instantly fired a letter to the Canadian government to prosecute her for inciting violence and genocide.
Many Nigerians, including Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi, his Labour Party (LP), counterpart in 2023, also carpeted her, while Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the Igbo socio-cultural organisation, not only disowned her, but went ahead to doubt her Igbo origin.
Giving and update on the matter, Toronto Police Service, in a Sunday statement on its website, said: “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.”