A video exposing how a television was repackaged and sold as an LG product reignited conversations around counterfeit goods in Nigeria. While the issue centered on consumer fraud and regulation, some reactions veered into outright ethnic abuse.
One comment stated “They are the Igbos. Anything fake including fake life na Igbobaboons.” The remark went beyond criticizing the act shown in the video and instead blamed an entire ethnic group for counterfeiting, ending with an insult. It shifted the discussion from individual criminal behavior to ethnic stereotyping, using one incident to justify broad, demeaning claims against Igbo people rather than addressing accountability and enforcement.
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