The Toronto Police in Canada have arrested a Canadian-Nigerian woman, Amaka Sonnberger who threatened to poison Yoruba and Benin people.
The 46-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday following an investigation into online content she reportedly posted on August 25, threatening violence against specific members of the Nigerian community.
According to the police, Sunnberger who is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, September 2, 2204, before a judge at the Ontario Court of Justice is charged with uttering threats.
The case is being treated as a suspected hate-motivated offence, with the Toronto Police Hate Crime Unit involved in the investigation.
Toronto Police Service, in a Sunday statement on its website titled, “Suspected Hate-Motivated Threatening Investigation, Woman Arrested,” revealed this.
It read, “Toronto Police have arrested a woman in connection with a suspected hate-motivated threat investigation. The arrest follows a report received on August 28, 2024, regarding a threatening incident. Authorities allege that on or around August 25, 2024, Amaka Sonnberger, 46, of Toronto, posted online content threatening the lives of specific members of the Nigerian community.
“Sonnberger was taken into custody on September 1, 2024, and has been charged with uttering threats. She is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, September 2, 2024, at the Ontario Court of Justice, located at 2201 Finch Avenue West.
“The investigation is being treated as a suspected hate-motivated offence. Police are urging anyone with information to contact them at 416-808-3500
or reach out anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS
(8477) or online at www.222tips.com.”
