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My Landlady Made Them Kill Someone Because Of Tribalism

In my neighborhood here in egbe, this stupid landlady sge sells dried bonga fish known for her strong prejudices against certain tribes especially "omo igbo". She owned a row of apartments (one one room) in ikotun, a vibrant area near synagogue of Joshua, where people from different backgrounds coexisted harmoniously until one fateful day.It started innocently enough with rumors circulating about thefts in the area. Tensions rose as suspicion fell on a group of igbos hawking and sleeping in the area at night, among whom was a young boy named Chidi. Chidi was from the Igbo tribe, which immediately drew the landlady's ire. She spread malicious gossip, painting all Igbo people as thieves and troublemakers.this very evening, as Chidi was just leaving where he went to take some satchet Kai Kai , a mob of angry residents, fueled by the landlady's words, confronted him. Despite his protests of innocence, they refused to listen. The situation quickly escalated, with shouts of "kill am na Igbo" by this stupid landlady her beef is what I don't understand In the chaos that followed, an innocent bystander, an elderly man named Azeez, tried to intervene and calm the crowd. Mistakenly labeled as an Igbo sympathizer, he became the target of their blind rage. The mob pounced on him with sticks and stones, unleashing a wave of brutality that stained the pavement where food stuffs are kept to be sold .As Azeez lay motionless, his blood mixing with the dust of ikotun, the reality of the violence shocked some bystanders into action. They managed to shield Chidi from further harm and called the authorities, who arrived just in time to prevent another tragedy.The landlady, now confronted with the consequences of her hateful rhetoric, retreated into silence, her once influential voice reduced to a shameful whisper. Amidst the chaos and violence Before the mob turned its fury towards Chidi, they had already killed another boy, who was Igbo. It was a haunting realization that fueled the terror gripping the neighborhood.this grim reminder of the dangers of unchecked hatred but Yoruba do travel abroad will they complain about racism when a white man attack ? violence had led to the loss of innocent lives, leaving the community reeling with regret and sorrow in the most devastating way possible, highlighting the destructive power of prejudice and the irreversible consequences of mob mentality.