Nigeria: Why Is There No Regard for Human Life in Nigeria?

opinion

It should be against the law in Nigeria for a government official to seek medical attention abroad for any ailment whatsoever.

I just returned last week from a short visit to London. One of the major news items there was the re-opening of an inquest into the Hillsborough disaster of 1989 when some spectators died during the F.A. Cup semi-final football match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. When I heard this, I shook my head. These "oyinbos" are still concerned about deaths that took place 25 years ago. But here in Nigeria, there is no serious inquest into the deaths of job-applicants to the Nigerian Immigration Service in several cities just this year.

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