A post surfaced about four British Nigerians sentenced to 54 years in prison for violent phone robberies across London. While many rightly condemned the crime itself, a few chose to inject tribalism into the discussion. One comment read, “Yariba people nd thief,” implying that Yorubas are naturally thieves.
Such statements are dangerous and divisive. Crime has no tribe, religion, or language — it’s an individual choice. Linking wrongdoing to an entire ethnic group fuels unnecessary hate and weakens unity among Nigerians. Instead of addressing the issue of moral decay, the commenter chose to sow tribal discord.
Red flag 🚩: When people use ethnicity to explain crime, they expose their bias, not the truth.
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