INCESSANT MIGRATION OF NIGERIANS TO EUROPE

26 Teenage Nigerian Girls Dead!

According to reports, the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it has begun an in-depth investigation into the death of 26 teenage Nigerian girls who reportedly died in the Mediterranean Sea, off coast Italy while attempting to cross from Libya to Europe.

The increase in the migration of young Nigerians to Europe and other parts of the world, even to some African countries have become worrisome and calls for immediate action rather than mere theories. Many Nigerians have died at Sahara Desert, Mediterranean Sea, and God knows where else; in search of greener pastures. The cause of the death of these 26 teenage Nigerians girls who died at Mediterranean Sea, which has not been ascertained, is not the problem. The problem here is not whether they were drowned, raped or killed; the problem here is rather about the incessant migration of young Nigerians to countries in Europe and other parts of the world which has become alarming. Some were sponsored to become prostitutes while some go on their own and end up as slaves to the whites. Why will young vibrant men and women want to risk their lives, embarking on a journey which they know might take their lives? What is it that makes Nigerian youths desire to spend their years in countries where they will be nothing less than sex toys, errand boys and girls, etc.?

Youths On The Run

The answer is not far-fetched; Nigerian youths want a place where they will have access to steady power supply, clean water, good roads, etc. They are tired of the giant called Nigeria that has no plan for them. A country where even hair dressing and barbing salon are difficult to manage because of the additional cost of fuel and maintenance of generator; as there is always power failure, is a threat to their survival.  A country with high increase of graduates and influx of graduates into the already crowded labour market, with no space for them to fit in is a big threat to the future of Nigerian youths.  Our political leaders have made this country uninhabitable for its citizens including themselves. Their children go to school abroad and even their medical treatment has to be abroad.

Let This Embarrassment Stop!

This is not to encourage Nigerian Youths to keep risking their lives on the altar of greener pastures but to urge our leaders to save this nation the embarrassment of burying its youths in a strange land for no reason other than illegal migration for greener pastures. Nigeria has manpower and its own unique resources that other countries admire. Nigeria is a blessed country. Our leaders should use our collective resources to make this country habitable for everyone. They should create an enabling environment for our youths to invest in and create jobs for our teeming youths.

Written by Olive Chinyere Amajuoyi