Nigerian Bishop Says ‘Border Wall’ Would be Good for Nigeria

Crux ^ | 10/16/19 | Staff

[marshmallow]

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon - For decades Nigerian migrants have left their country - both legally and illegally - hoping to escape poverty, conflict, and corruption.

Those traveling without proper documents faced several risks, including hunger and thirst, robbery, and the dangers of sea crossings into Europe. If caught, Nigerian migrants can be detained and eventually deported from their destination or transit countries.

The Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, told Crux that migration is “the ultimate manifestation of our state of despair.”

The bishop said the story of Africa is the story of a very irresponsible elite that has shown no commitment to redeeming its people.

“It is difficult not to cover our faces in shame because we can find no explanation for the lack of commitment to ridding our people of hunger, illiteracy, destitution and despair. Our successive leaders have stashed our resources abroad and reduced us to the state we are in now,” he said.

At the same time, while not commenting on the specifics of the United States, Kukah said a border wall - like that endorsed by President Donald Trump - would be a good idea for Nigeria.

“For me as a Nigerian, I would gladly recommend walls especially for the northern parts of Nigeria where thousands of murderers, bandits and outlaws have invaded and claimed the lives of hundreds of citizens, destroyed hundreds of communities and so on,” the bishop told Crux.

[tbw2]

They’d be part of a growing trend.

World of walls: How 65 countries have erected fences on their borders – four times as many as when the Berlin Wall was toppled – as governments try to hold back the tide of migrants
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3205724/How-65-countries-erected-security-walls-borders.html#ixzz4fsLXqfPZ

[libertylover]

At first I thought he meant a wall to keep his own people IN.