South African media have been awash with
derisory comments on Nigeria following the
collapse of the Synagogue Church guest house
where many of their citizens lost their live.
Some years ago when South Africa » was in
the throes of apartheid with the harrowing
experiences they experienced, they had turned to
Nigeria for succour.
The country played the big brother role, spending
huge sums of money in the fight, bringing and
sponsoring their students and sending the
country loads of aids to see that they come out
of the woods.
Today, the same country does not only mock
and condemn Nigeria, they have continued to
ridicule and make scorn of us. Nigerians are
teated like second class citizens in their country
and they are subject of xenophobia.
Nigerians are not trusted and are seen as
criminals who have come to corrupt their
country.
Now with the current tremor caused by the
collapse of a guest house in the Synagogue
Church of All Nations, SCOAN, led by Prophet
T.B Joshua, » and the consequent death of
many of their citizens, the South African press
have taken another jibe at Nigeria.
A leading newspaper in the country, Sunday
Tribune, came up with this warning to their
people, with the legend, You don't want to die in
Nigeria, at various spots in the capital of the
country.
You don’t want to die in Nigeria. Hell,
you don’t even want to get sick in
Nigeria. You are just another number.
You will be told ‘people die all the time in
Nigeria, what makes you so special?
Is this how low we have descended in the eyes
of the world?
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