Thought-provoking: Nigerians in the Diaspora…

When these people say to Nigerians in the Diaspora ‘come home and join in the development’, I wonder if they understand what they are saying.

My little one doesn’t even understand why the actors in Nollywood movies shout over every single thing. He’s always asking ‘why are they shouting so much’.

How do you explain the situation where the police batters and maim citizens over talking back? The police go to their schools here as part of the outreach to make police friendly.

The kids can stop policemen x ask questions and expect protection from them as a matter of routine duty expectations.

He doesn’t understand why you need to be subservient to me, let alone any bagger when he wants what he’s entitled to.

The average Nigerian doesn’t understand culture of civility. This is why coming to London for shopping is also a brash, show off activity. You can sniff them out from a mile away by the simple things the loudness of their speech, the arrogant way they talk to shop attendants….

It’s the culture. The social culture.

But we hate to tell ourselves the truth.

The culture of violence – psychological, physical and verbal is firmly in place and we do not consider these mental health issues.

Just have a look on the Facebook time line –

A step mom battering a minor and locking him up in a dogs kennel.

Police brutalising unarmed protesters.

Boyfriends beating up girlfriend in the public.

Popular pastor accused of rape issuing threats of summoning a retinue of SANs.

Popular Bishop slapping a minor he accused of being a witch.

Government spokespeople issuing out communiques about not ‘tolerating’ dissent in a democracy!

All sorts. Relentlessly.

And no justice. No consequences. Nothing.

The simple concept that a lot do not even understand is that billions of people all over the world will choose simple personal dignity over money.

In Naija, money is a control tool. An offensive weapon to humiliate, deprive and strip people of dignity.

The people who send $25 billion yearly into Nigeria live modest lives where they live. Nothing out of the ordinary. But with dignity.

Think about it.