I travelled out of Nigeria my country for about three years, to
look for green pastures, but I was able to experience some
things that can proffer solution to many that also took that same step or
trying to take the same wrong step. I travelled to eight countries in Africa as
an illegal migrant and finally in (la-Palma) Spain.
When I faced deportation back to Nigeria I was sad, wanting to
go back. But I sat down think all over the way I suffered from one country to
another with no food, no water, no money; sometimes I have to trek to the
neighbouring city of about 280 kilometers for days in other to find a
responsible helper but to no avail.
The longest trek I made alone was 368 kilometers from the
Republic of Senegal to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. I thought I was
going mad that nobody can ever think of doing this kind of a thing, until I got
to a village in search for rest for some days before I continue my journey.
There I saw three Nigerians taking same risk like me. I was astonished.
When I came back I wanted to shout out to the country to tell
the people and the government what they are doing to make many of their
children to hate their own country, but my spirit said is not all about
complaining but looking for a solution to stop this predicament.
Recently, I was sitting with some of my old friends discussing
about our country Nigeria. I told them although I have travelled to many
countries but I am very proud to be a Nigeria that is why I am back to stay. I
was astonished at the reproach they gave me, only one of them subscribes to my
opinion. The rest told me if they are opportune they will bomb this country due
to the low standard of leaving of 70 percent Nigerians, and those in power
cares all about themselves and not the masses.
This is just the
situation that throws 40 percent Nigerians scattered abroad. Less than 10
percent only can be found doing well in diasporas, what about the rest? They
are found stranded in “no man’s land”. Recently enormous deportation of illegal
immigrant was carried out in Western Europe and some part of northern Africa
126 Nigerians were recorded to be affected in Western Europe, 232 Nigerians
were affected in northern Africa. 123 Nigerians where found stranded in the
boarder of Niger republic and Libya known to be a desert village called Duruku.
Some other 86 Nigerians where discovered stranded in the boarder end of Mali and
Algeria in a village called Gao, while some are still stranded in Spain.
In 2007, a Nigerian was
murdered by Spanish police. He was tied down and they gave him serious beating
to death for immigration offence which is not liable to death in the police
custody. Nothing was done to prosecute the offenders, because there is no one
to file up that case and summit
to the appropriate office through thorough process. In May 2008, 100 Nigerians
were deported from Republic of Senegal after being detained in the jail for up
to four months for a murder case not thoroughly investigated, Committed by a
Guinean. They were not deported straight to Nigeria, but to a remote village
between Senegal and Mali, where 5 of them starved to death.
That is why I have been trying to package an (NGO) for
three years due to my experience, to bring back the dignity of my country to
the face of many countries, so Nigerians can be proud of their country once
again.
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