Stop risking your lives for unreal greener pasture abroad, develop your country – Briton tells Nigerian youths

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A member of Volunteer Service Overseas, Mr. Michael Young, a citizen of United Kingdom has charged Nigerian youths to stay in their country to contribute to its development instead of risking their lives searching for unreal greener pasture.

Young, who stated this along his counterpart, Miss Samuel Joy Ben during a press conference in Ilorin to mark the beginning of International Youth Day celebration in collaboration with National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Kwara State chapter, said immigrants could make it in their countries without embarking on dangerous journey.

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Worrisome: How Nigerians Are Dying In The Desert in Search Of Greener Pastures

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Illegal migration is a crime which has sent many youths to their early graves. Yet, many are still very willing to subject themselves to it, not minding the grave consequences of such dangerous adventure. For some, they undertake the journey because of:

Their belief that life is greener outside Nigeria. Chibunma Ukwu sampled the opinion of stakeholders and writes that the menace should be discouraged without reservations.

There is no doubt that Illegal migration has proven itself to be bad in every ramification. But why do Nigerian youths still take the risk of travelling through illegal channels despite the efforts of the government to stop this so far? Little wonder stakeholders are expressing concern.

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