Yes, we must talk down on our youths not to take that risky journey to
Europe through Sahara desert and Mediterranean sea. That is the right
thing to do. I read from a friend's Facebook wall, how a man in the 80s,
who has a good paying job but ignorantly made a hopeless journey to
Europe through Libya. The said man, sold all his property and
unfortunately died there in Libya without reaching Europe or even being
seen by his family members. It is on record that more than half of those
that take that risky journey never return alive. It is simply a suicide
journey, something no youth should engage on or be encouraged to embark
on. Someone that experienced this journey through the desert once told
me how the desert is littered with skeletons and thousands of
international passports mostly belonging to Nigerians.
Today, all sites, news portals and television stations are condemning
what is happening presently in Libya. Yes, we are all humans, every
right thinking human should condemn people tying up humans and burning
them alive. What is happening in Libya is man's inhumanity to man. How
can a nation who rose up against a man whom today's events has
vindicated, be so wicked in their treatment of their fellow human.
But before we condemn Libya, we should ask ourselves, "is slavery or
something more than slavery not going on in Nigeria since her fraudulent
creation by the British? Has Libya killed up to the number of humans
being killed in Nigeria daily? Why are we so hypocritical when same
thing is happening in many places around the world including Nigeria and
nobody is leading a campaign to put a stop to the butchering of people?
The outrage generated by the said Libya slave trade both locally and
internationally was not same with that of Nigeria when unarmed
protesters were killed mercilessly in the streets of Biafra land by the
Nigerian joint security forces. What had happened in Nigeria few years
back and is still happening today is not short of what is going on in
Libya today. Nigeria is a home to evil and death and so is Libya of
this day. Nigeria was top on the list of countries of the world that
are unsafe for human inhibition, then, why didn't such ranking generate
outrage locally not to talk of internationally and the leaders therein
are the real devil's incarnate, rearing their ugly heads and
masquerading as humans. Therefore, recent happenings in Libya are
nothing compared to what Biafrans face in Nigeria on daily basis. I will
try and use some examples to buttress my point.
Today, one young lady told me how they are being treated in the company
where she works. The experiences she shared with me are so inhuman and
belittling. She said few persons are forced to do works that needed a
machine to do, thereby over labouring those few. Also that every
December period, they receive half of their salary, this is deliberately
done by the owner of the company so that they won't resign when they
resume in January. They are factory workers in a company that produces
plastic gallons and buckets. They are paid 12thousand Naira every month.
The implication is that each and everyone of them would be going home
this month with mere 6thousand Naira. Tell me this is not slavery. Also
coming back January next year, they will also receive another half
salary, so that the company will now withhold 12thousand Naira salary
for the month of January. This will kind of be a leverage to deter the
workers from leaving or quitting. It means that whenever you leave, you
are forfeiting a one month salary.
But, in a sane country, there are agencies that regulate these companies
and compel them to treat workers well. You can not underpay a worker,
not to talk of paying him or her half payment during yelitutde or
festive period. A period many companies in a working country leave
workers with lots of gift items. Did I not tell you Nigeria is a slave
camp. They do not care about you, they just kick you out of the company
if you claim to know your right. Take it to any place and they will win
you. Nigerians have learnt how to be obedient slaves, which is why you
do not usually hear about all these things.
Nigerians are bloody hypocrites. Somewhere in the North, some Fulani
herdsmen butchered some policemen and no one is protesting. Herdsmen
have done worse than what Libyans are doing today. They have gone to
villages cutting down children, women and men of different ages. As
these things are going on, no outrage, no condemnation even from the
president, but they have found their voices because Libya is involved.
Nigerian media that have put a blind eye on issues in Nigeria, now
beamed their satellites and are showing videos of what is happening in
Libya. What a shameful situation we found ourselves into. Why have they
not shown the butchered policemen and even the killing of civilians
recently in the North by both the Fulani herders and the bombing war jet
that killed thousands?
As we speak, people are missing everyday in Nigeria. Human organs are
being harvested and sold for business and ritual purposes, yet no one is
doing anything about it. Some survivors has told their stories, yet
nothing is being down to salvage humans from these barbarians. But
Nigerians go about demonstrating against Libya as many took to the
internet to cry wolf and attract the sympathy of the gullible into
believing that they care for humanity, those are crocodile tears, so to
say. Do not get it twisted. Why demonstrating and crying about what is
happening in Libya forgetting that so much killing has been going on in
Nigeria without any outrage both locally and internationally. So ask
yourself if those that are being killed in Nigeria are not humans? Am
not against any demonstration or cry, am only trying to lay bare our
collective hypocrisy and to bring to the consciousness of Nigerians the
saying that " charity begins at home
LIKE NIGERIA, LIKE LIBYA, SLAVERY IS THEIR STOCK IN TRADE
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LIKE NIGERIA, LIKE LIBYA, SLAVERY IS THEIR STOCK IN TRADE
By Elochukwu Nicholas Ohagi
For Family Writers Press
Yes, we must talk down on our youths not to take that risky journey to
Europe through Sahara desert and Mediterranean sea. That is the right
thing to do. I read from a friend's Facebook wall, how a man in the 80s,
who has a good paying job but ignorantly made a hopeless journey to
Europe through Libya. The said man, sold all his property and
unfortunately died there in Libya without reaching Europe or even being
seen by his family members. It is on record that more than half of those
that take that risky journey never return alive. It is simply a suicide
journey, something no youth should engage on or be encouraged to embark
on. Someone that experienced this journey through the desert once told
me how the desert is littered with skeletons and thousands of
international passports mostly belonging to Nigerians.
Today, all sites, news portals and television stations are condemning
what is happening presently in Libya. Yes, we are all humans, every
right thinking human should condemn people tying up humans and burning
them alive. What is happening in Libya is man's inhumanity to man. How
can a nation who rose up against a man whom today's events has
vindicated, be so wicked in their treatment of their fellow human.
But before we condemn Libya, we should ask ourselves, "is slavery or
something more than slavery not going on in Nigeria since her fraudulent
creation by the British? Has Libya killed up to the number of humans
being killed in Nigeria daily? Why are we so hypocritical when same
thing is happening in many places around the world including Nigeria and
nobody is leading a campaign to put a stop to the butchering of people?
The outrage generated by the said Libya slave trade both locally and
internationally was not same with that of Nigeria when unarmed
protesters were killed mercilessly in the streets of Biafra land by the
Nigerian joint security forces. What had happened in Nigeria few years
back and is still happening today is not short of what is going on in
Libya today. Nigeria is a home to evil and death and so is Libya of
this day. Nigeria was top on the list of countries of the world that
are unsafe for human inhibition, then, why didn't such ranking generate
outrage locally not to talk of internationally and the leaders therein
are the real devil's incarnate, rearing their ugly heads and
masquerading as humans. Therefore, recent happenings in Libya are
nothing compared to what Biafrans face in Nigeria on daily basis. I will
try and use some examples to buttress my point.
Today, one young lady told me how they are being treated in the company
where she works. The experiences she shared with me are so inhuman and
belittling. She said few persons are forced to do works that needed a
machine to do, thereby over labouring those few. Also that every
December period, they receive half of their salary, this is deliberately
done by the owner of the company so that they won't resign when they
resume in January. They are factory workers in a company that produces
plastic gallons and buckets. They are paid 12thousand Naira every month.
The implication is that each and everyone of them would be going home
this month with mere 6thousand Naira. Tell me this is not slavery. Also
coming back January next year, they will also receive another half
salary, so that the company will now withhold 12thousand Naira salary
for the month of January. This will kind of be a leverage to deter the
workers from leaving or quitting. It means that whenever you leave, you
are forfeiting a one month salary.
But, in a sane country, there are agencies that regulate these companies
and compel them to treat workers well. You can not underpay a worker,
not to talk of paying him or her half payment during yelitutde or
festive period. A period many companies in a working country leave
workers with lots of gift items. Did I not tell you Nigeria is a slave
camp. They do not care about you, they just kick you out of the company
if you claim to know your right. Take it to any place and they will win
you. Nigerians have learnt how to be obedient slaves, which is why you
do not usually hear about all these things.
Nigerians are bloody hypocrites. Somewhere in the North, some Fulani
herdsmen butchered some policemen and no one is protesting. Herdsmen
have done worse than what Libyans are doing today. They have gone to
villages cutting down children, women and men of different ages. As
these things are going on, no outrage, no condemnation even from the
president, but they have found their voices because Libya is involved.
Nigerian media that have put a blind eye on issues in Nigeria, now
beamed their satellites and are showing videos of what is happening in
Libya. What a shameful situation we found ourselves into. Why have they
not shown the butchered policemen and even the killing of civilians
recently in the North by both the Fulani herders and the bombing war jet
that killed thousands?
As we speak, people are missing everyday in Nigeria. Human organs are
being harvested and sold for business and ritual purposes, yet no one is
doing anything about it. Some survivors has told their stories, yet
nothing is being down to salvage humans from these barbarians. But
Nigerians go about demonstrating against Libya as many took to the
internet to cry wolf and attract the sympathy of the gullible into
believing that they care for humanity, those are crocodile tears, so to
say. Do not get it twisted. Why demonstrating and crying about what is
happening in Libya forgetting that so much killing has been going on in
Nigeria without any outrage both locally and internationally. So ask
yourself if those that are being killed in Nigeria are not humans? Am
not against any demonstration or cry, am only trying to lay bare our
collective hypocrisy and to bring to the consciousness of Nigerians the
saying that " charity begins at home".
Moreover, what do you expect from youths whom after finishing university
will stay for many years being jobless? That is why we have many vices
in our society today because a jobless fellow is a devil's workshop.
Even those that do have job faces intimidation and all sort of
maltreatment. It is the failure of our leaders that forces the youths to
leave the country even when they know it might lead to death. They are
ready to die trying than to stay back in a country they call theirs and
be living like destitutes. They are out there to seek for greener
pastures in Europe. They are out to escape the Nigerian slave camp only
to end up in Libyan slave camp, just put it in a simple parlance, like
Nigeria, like Libya slavery is their stock in trade.
Until we understand that Nigeria is not a country but a big slave camp,
until we start holding our leaders responsible for what the youths are
going through, until we accept that Nigerian is a country where evil
dewels among humans, then the slave camp in Libya will continue to
receive slaves from Nigeria for easy and summary execution.
