Japa: It’s dangerous to leave Nigeria.. — Immigration warns Nigerian youths

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has warned Nigerian youths who are desperate to leave the country due to the economic downturn, to have a rethink as such move, especially when done illegally can be dangerous & deadly.

While stressing that economic downturn is a global phenomenon, the NIS said many Nigerian youths have had their organs harvested & perished in the process of leaving the country for sweet promises.

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It insisted that illegal migration had become rampant following the national socio-economic downturn but maintained that the “Japa Syndrome” embraced by the youths in recent times was not the solution.

Nandap revealed that over 1,200 youths died in the Mediterranean Sea & deserts last year alone.

“Don’t be deceived, economic downturn is now a global phenomenon. If you have been watching events across the world, you would have noticed protests in some countries. So, it is not about Nigeria. It is a global issue.