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Dem catch man wey spray Ilhan Omar wit unknown substance for Minneapolis town hall
Represantative Ilhan Omar continue di town hall afta di man wey attack am don dey removed from di room.
Dem catch man wey spray Ilhan Omar wit unknown substance for Minneapolis town hall
Di man bin dey shout for Ilhan Omar afta e spray her for one town hall meeting for Minneapolis. / Reuters
28 Jenuwari 2026

Dem tackle one man wey wear black jacket go ground after e spray one kain substance wey nobody sabi on US Representative Ilhan Omar for one town hall wey she dey host for Minneapolis.

The crowd cheer on Tuesday as dem pin am down and tie him hand for back.

For one video of the thing, person for crowd say, 'Chai, e spray something on her'.

She continue the town hall after dem carry the man comot from the room.

After the palava, Omar return to the podium and still dey speak, even though people around her dey beg her make she comot make dem check her, and one person dem hear say the liquid dey smell 'so bad'.

'We go keep dey talk. Abeg, make una no let dem carry the show,' Omar talk.

'Here be the reality wey people like this ugly man no dey understand — we Minnesota strong, and we go remain resilient no matter wetin dem fit throw at us,' she add.

'Everybody, settle down. Gonna finish my remarks,' Omar say, adding: 'E important make I continue to lead my Democratic colleagues to demand her (Noem) resignation.'

'I no dey let bullies win'

After the incident, Omar post for X to tell her followers say she dey okay.

'I dey ok. I be survivor, so this small agitator no go intimidate me from doing my work,' she say for X. 'I no dey let bullies win.'

She also thank her constituents for supporting her and standing by her.

The incident happen one day after President Donald Trump say the Justice Department dey investigate Omar, him cite reports say her net worth don sharply increase for the past year, claim wey she deny.

The remarks be the latest attack Trump don direct at Omar and e follow series of statements wey the president don make wey accuse political rivals of wrongdoing while dem dey office.