The group said there was no tangible evidence that the lady who posted the video was Igbo, stressing that she did not in any way portray the Igbo character of thoughtfulness, discretion, self-censure, and equanimity.
This is contained in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the group, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, on Wednesday in Enugu.
Ognonnia said the attention of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has been drawn to a video clip making the rounds in social media which goes by the “name @Anyi_anambra on TikTok “asking the Igbo to poison the foods of the Yoruba and Benin people”.
According to him, the miscreant “promised to encourage other Igbos to poison Yoruba and Benin people”, and “Let Ndigbo get heart of wickedness and to start poisoning Yoruba and Edo.
“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.”
He, however, said their telephones had been inundated by various eminent persons who had expressed fears of the possibility of some persons carrying out the threats.
“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 in.
“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 asked.
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