A manga figure puts Nigeria in fear
Western countries would be an Ebola-demon worship because they hate Africa. This conspiracy theory making the rounds in Nigeria - triggered by a drawing.
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This image caused a stir in Nigeria. (Picture: 4chan)
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In Nigeria currently spreading the conspiracy theory that Ebola is a diabolical invention of Western countries was, like wildfire. The culprit is a signed picture that represents the personification of the Ebola virus. It shows a white woman in nurse uniform holding a skull in his hand, running from the blood from his eyes. Her hair resemble a microscope image of the virus. The name of the manga woman: Ebola-chan.
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The image first appeared in August on the website 4chan, reports the news portal vocative . Besides the drawing is: "You have been visited by the Ebola-chan. Excruciating pain and death will haunt you if you do not, the words 'I love you Ebola-chan!' writing under this post. "
The image found its way into the Nigerian Forum Nairaland. , where a user wrote: "There is a new racist cult in Europe and in the USA. They hate Africa. They worship a demon to Ebola, they call the Ebola-chan. "Among the unknowns posted images that are indicative of an altar for Ebola-chan. Next, a map of the world is to see what the continent of Africa was smeared with red paint or blood. Next is the post that some Ebola doctors belong to the cult and takes the disease to fight, spread them further.
"Demon of CIA created"
Especially in rural areas, the work of the helpers in their blue suits is viewed critically. In Guinea even eight people have been lynched by an angry mob last Friday. So it was expected that the entry quickly provoked many reactions. "An illness can quickly set to force, if these white people bring blood sacrifices in Europe, "another user wrote in the forum. "May God help us in the fight against this demon created by the CIA."
Various rumors, for example, that the West deliberately sprayed the virus in order to get blood and organs of Africans, rapidly spreading. In West Africa, there are always those conspiracy theories. In Liberia, it was believed that the government bring reports of Ebola in circulation, in order to get donations. These rumors complicate the work of the first responders.
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