UK councillor convicted over call to ‘melt’ Nigerians
A UK court has convicted Sunderland councillor Glenn Gibbins over a Facebook post where he suggested Nigerians should be “melted down” to fill potholes. Read More: https://punchng.com/uk-councillor-convicted-over-call-to-melt-nigerians/
UK councillor Glenn Gibbins has been convicted over "grossly offensive" comments he made about the Nigerian community in Sunderland. In a Facebook post from March 2024, Gibbins suggested that Nigerians should be "melted down" and used to fill potholes, a remark that his critics deemed despicable and dehumanizing. The judge sentenced him to a 12-month community order with 150 hours of unpaid work, after he admitted that his comments were offensive but denied they were grossly so.
Gibbins claimed the post was a "naughty" joke, not meant to be taken literally, and that he had exchanged banter with Nigerians at his business in the Bridges shopping centre before making the post.
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