These days every conversation I get into with my close friends and family leads to the topic of immigration. I just got off the phone with a friend and it ended the same way. How can I get enough money to leave this place???
It's sad because every one of these people is considered an asset to our country but the lack of opportunity and constant stupidity of our government makes us search for the fastest way out of here.
I've always been a constant believer in the environment playing a major role in my success or failure at many things. Although now I have a broader understanding of this, 2 years ago I just thought one part of the country was my problem.
Well, between 2019 and this year, I've been to almost every geopolitical zone of this country. It's all the same thing. So much sadness.
Most times, when I get too comfortable, get to ask myself questions and reaffirm why leaving the country is the next best thing or even the only best thing for me.
Yesterday, right before my examination, a classmate showed me a video of students who were kidnapped from a university some months ago. They were being tortured and these videos were posted on Twitter.
The kidnappers demanded an 800million naira ransom and the Nigerian government threatened to arrest any parent who makes the payment. Nothing was done. The students are still in the custody of the kidnappers.
I don't watch or listen to the news. I probably would never have come across that video if the girl in class hadn't shown it to me. My anxiety to immigrate just got heightened by that.
I was once a student. I've almost been kidnapped once. I imagine myself as one of them. I imagine my parents seeing a video of me being tortured. My mother would die.
It's an absurd situation and writing about it kind of helps me release all this tension and anxiety.
After talking to my friend today, I said I would probably need to raise $10k for proper immigration. I have no idea where I want to go. Maybe France, I didn't know.
However, I've given myself 2 years to raise that sum. Although my friend believes I can raise it in less than 2 years, I don't intend on putting myself under duress for it.
I believe with my target amount in mind I can work towards it better. But yeah, no pressure.
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