A video showing a man repackaging a television and selling it as an LG product continued to attract reactions, many of which drifted away from the actual issue of fraud.

Another comment read “Igbo people again. These lots are disgracing Nigeria.” The statement generalized the actions of one individual to an entire ethnic group, framing counterfeiting as an Igbo trait rather than a criminal act committed by specific people. It reinforced ethnic prejudice and shifted blame from offenders and regulatory failures to collective identity, further deepening division instead of addressing the real problem of consumer fraud.

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