Bokku Mart pulls ‘Omo Igbo’ Ad, apologises over ethnic slur - ITREALMS

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A fast-rising retail chain in Lagos, Bokku Mart, has come under intense public scrutiny following a controversial social media advertisement that many Nigerians described as ethnically insensitive, reports ITREALMS.

The promotional video, featuring popular influencer @DefolahBby, was criticised for making a disparaging reference to the Igbo ethnic group. 

Group to DSS: Investigate Fani-Kayode, MC Olumo, Bayo Onanuga for instigating ethnic cleansing against Ndi Igbo - ITREALMS

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A frontline good governance group, Govindex Leadership Empowerment and Leadership Foundation, has petitioned the Department of State Service (DSS) over the inflammatory utterances of former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, Lagos Garages Manager Musliu Akinsanyo a.k.a MC Olumo, former Managing Director of New Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Bayo Onanuga, and two others, which GovIndex described as incitement of hatred and instigation of ethnic cleansing against Ndi-Igbo, reports ITREALMS.

Also dragged before DSS included the notorious Igbo hater and self-acclaimed social media influencer, Reno Omokri and Sam Omatseye, who is currently the Chairman, Editorial Board of The Nation Newspaper.