The FBI’s $10,000 bounty on a Nigerian fraud suspect has once again exposed how quickly tribalism poisons conversations. Instead of addressing the crime, one user wrote: “Once they mentioned Nigeria I know is the Yorubas.” This sweeping statement unfairly stereotypes millions of innocent people based on one man’s alleged wrongdoing. Fraud is not a Yoruba thing, nor an Igbo, Hausa, or any tribal thing—it is an individual’s choice. Reducing an entire tribe to crime not only deepens division but also distracts from real accountability. Nigeria needs unity against crime, not ethnic profiling that fuels bitterness and hate.
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