Many Nigerian youth have taken to japa, meaning to travel out of the country. They blame economic hardship for their emigration.
Japa, japa… Since finding its way into the Nigerian lexicon and being perceived as the latest biggest movement after Afrobeats, Nigerians are emigrating from Africa’s biggest economy in droves, leading to an increase in the population of Nigerians residing in the United Kingdom from about 90,000 in 2008 to 178,000 in 2021.
Many young people who have travelled out of the country blame economic hardship for their emigration.Not everyone who applies to japa succeeds. In a society that wears a tag as one of the most religious countries in the world, it is not uncommon to see citizens praying for intended travellers among their relatives and other members of religious societies.
While millions of Nigerian youths would love to relocate to “saner climes,” some travel only to return to their fatherland a short while later.As the number of people leaving the country rises, many who still struggle to raise funds remain hopeful. One would think that relocation would be less appealing to a person who owns a successful business in Nigeria, but the appeal to relocate is much more than the money for many citizens.
“I knew that working tired puts the patients at risk and puts myself also at risk, as well for litigation,” a young Nigerian doctor Augustine Enekewchi told BBC. “I felt powerless… helpless, you know, constant stress and thinking something could go wrong.”
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