Nigeria says it won't accept [Venezuelan] deportees from U.S.: 'We have enough problems of our own'

npr ^ | 07/11/2025 | Emmanuel Akinwotu

[BenLurkin]

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[BobL]

If only the West had governments as SMART as Nigeria’s government.

[decal]

There are only so many Nigerian princes, phone lines and computers to go around....

[BenLurkin]

Hey, first time I saw one of those it came in over the fax machine. Emails were still some years off.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Send them back to Venezuela. They are the ones who screwed the joint up with their desire for free stuff SOCIALISM.

[metmom]

Exactly.

Send them back where they came from.

[Gene Eric]

that might require parachutes

[mfish13]

NPR is doing sarcasm now?

[DIRTYSECRET]

Guyana. Enlist them in the military and pay them with oil royalties. They can then vacation in Venezuela and flash their money.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Honestly who can blame them?

[HYPOCRACY]

Haiti. Let them see some real gang wars.

[odawg]

Can I make a suggestion? Why not send them back to where they came from? Is that too hard to figure out?

[TigersEye]

Can’t blame ‘em.

[aquila48]

I’m sure they do!

[Tired of Taxes]

These countries shouldn’t be expected to accept people who are not their citizens, either.

Why not send the people here illegally back to their own countries?

[Paul R.]

They won’t take them, and evidently we are not willing to force the issue.

[Lurker]

We don’t need any Nigerians in this country. Cancel all their visas. Give them a week to get out.

That includes their “diplomats”.

L

[Salvavida]

Here’s a decade of US aid to Nigeria:

2015 – $446 million
2016 – $543 million
2017 – $643 million
2018 – $877 million
2019 – $761 million
2020 – $880 million
2021 – $922 million
2022 – $974 million
2023 – $1 billion
2024 – $783 million

That didn’t buy us much, apparently.

[PGR88]

Tuggar said. "In the words of the famous U.S. rap group Public Enemy — you'll remember a line from Flava Flav: 'Flava Flav has problems of his own. I can't do nothing for you, man.'"

What I find strange is that the Foreign Minister of Niger is quoting Flava Flav

[DannyTN]

It’s true, they have a problem trying to get Uncle Obonku’s oil fortune out of Nigeria. No time for prisoners.