Controversial influencer Oyemykke, real name Abisoye Olukoya Michael, has stirred up a heated debate after accusing the Igbo ethnic group of damaging Nigeria’s image abroad. Reacting to the recent “Nigerians Must Go” protests in Ghana, he claimed that while these countries—including South Africa, Kenya, and the UAE—don’t explicitly mention any tribe, the blame falls on Igbos for alleged misconduct.
In a bold Instagram post, Oyemykke stated that Igbos are “doing something wrong” globally in business and travel, suggesting that repeated complaints from foreign nations can’t be mere coincidence. He went further to say that the same concerns raised abroad mirror sentiments within Nigeria, accusing Igbos of dominating areas like Lagos, sparking backlash from Yoruba communities.
Oyemykke said: “The truth is, you cannot keep crying wolf all the time, you cannot be victims all the time. The people of South Africa can not be complaining about the same things the people of Dubai, Kenya, and now the people of Ghana are complaining about. That means there’s something you’re doing wrong.
“And if you look carefully, the same things these Ghanaians are crying about is the same things the Yoruba Ronu people were crying about; that you people left your Eastern part, you’ve come to Lagos and you’re saying ‘Lagos is a neutral ground, Lagos belongs to everybody’. You people need to be more sensitive.
“While you’re very strong, and creative and you have the energy to go, you need to be more sensitive to the energies or the environment in which you go to.
“You no fit leave your papa house, come my papa house, come dey tell me say for my papa house you fit overdo me. Even if you can overdo me, don’t put it to my face.”
He said countries do not ask for tribes, and they treat all Nigerians the same based on the passport all Nigerians share.
