As the United Kingdom restricts visas for family members of foreign students who want to pursue Masters Degree, a YouTuber who tutors Nigerians on studying in the UK reveals some Nigerians are not seeking new qualifications, but to begin a new life abroad.
In a viral video that was recorded from his home in a Birmingham suburb, Emdee Tiamiyu, a YouTuber who sells himself to many subscribers as YouTube’s number one plug in “scholarships, fellowships and japa-ships” talks said japa, is the Yoruba term for leaving. He said it is a buzzword among Nigerians who are eager to escape their country’s problems with corruption and poor governance.
He said: “People are looking for alternatives. They want to escape Nigeria. The student route is more like an answered prayer.”
While talking further, he said it is a “big bracket that’s able to take a lot of people, the ordinary people”.
Nigerians have however reacted to the video. Check out some of the reactions below:
Olusegun Peters Jr tweeted: “Do you think 10million naira tuition is peanuts? Abi what exactly is d colour of ur problem sir? Indians and Chinese have been traveling way before we started making noise and they still move in silence till date. Why does it have to be us everytime? Which useless YouTube channel are u running that made u run ur mouth like tap?? U didn’t think this thru o. It’s a big mistake and on behalf of every Nigerian back home and every genuine Nigerian student in d UK we reject ur theory and analysis!”
@viqueta tweeted: “Imagine they stop Nigerian students from working or even coming into the country because of this? Just think about it.”
Ayo Oluwatofunmi tweeted: “Ha!!! Egbami what did I just watch this guy saying? Tiamiyu oni jere oo, obo oun jere leyin oko oni jere.”
@LeyeTinuke tweeted: “Tiamiyu has portray Nigeria as a desperate migrants in UK. This is bad for the Nigeria students studying in UK. No Nigeria students in UK will ever wish him well.”
@walegates tweeted: “This guy is a d*ickhead. This bbc interview was totally unnecessary. Why? You basically went to TV to call your own people dishonest. You no dey follow uk/local politics? Are you dumb, self-centred or both?”
@parrticulars tweeted: “I am literally speechless.”
@OBO_master tweeted: “They are aware, you now went to confirm it for them with your mouth.”
@_Copah_jay tweeted: “Its the bring- down- others syndrome..When Nigerian travel abroad, they do video to tell you 1000 reasons why you shouldnt come to the UK.”
@MrDedotun tweeted: “I’ve gone to YouTube to dislike his videos. I suggest people do the same.”
@aminah_bukola tweeted: “I wish this guy told them to please make it easier for us to get good jobs I wish he told them many of us are actually here to study We are so brilliant in our country but because we want to succeed beyond where we were,we came in for masters/PhD,hoping to everything turns around.”
@PopTaiwo01 tweeted: “See this Oloriburuku.”
@obranded tweeted: “I’m not surprised though i was expecting some of the new Nigerians moving into the UK to trigger that and they didn’t disappoint me.”
@UdomaKingsley3 tweeted: “Inshallah Allah, Tie maa Baje niii.. Isinku e o de nii sorire… Koni daaa fun awon to nie..”
@kejibolaji1 tweeted: “Wahala!!!! This werey don cast update before I carry my mama and my daughter come uk as dependents.”
@solomonjanet796 tweeted: “Elenu fife bi Pata ebora.”
@adewonufabulous tweeted: “Oloriburuku ni bobo yi ooo,Chai.”
@Deyoneedoo tweeted: “The funny thing is… there are legit people who came here for studies.”
Ismail Olatunde tweeted: “Eleribu ni bobo yi sha… c hin mouth like foul yansh.”
@Oyimatology tweeted: “Kai, if I talk now, then go say I de tribalistic.”
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