Hausas, Igbos clash over Emir Sanusi’s comments

A social media war is raging between Igbo and Hausa speaking Nigerians over comments credited to Emir Sanusi that Hausa communities in Kano have no grudge against Igbo residents in the state.

Emir Sanusi on Monday, July 11, told the Abia state council of chiefs who paid him a courtesy visit at his palace in Kano that Hausas have for decades been accommodating the Igbos without grudge, animosity and rancour.

The Emir said all the misunderstandings, animosity and rancour between the Hausa and Igbos were the handiwork of ‘rabble-rousers’, whose intention was to cause disaffection in a cosmopolitan city.

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However, Sanusi’s narrative about the cordial relationship between Igbos and Housas has generated a backlash from Igbos who accused the Emir of fueling the maltreatment of Igbos in the north.

But Nigerians from the northern part of the country have blasted the Igbos for attacking the emir, leading to a social media war:

See reaction below:

Source: Legit.ng