Too many criminals leave Nigeria. You must no longer welcome them": These are not the statements of Forza Nuova, by Casapound, of Salvini or who knows what racist xenophobe, but of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, indignant and mortified by the bad reputation of his compatriots in Europe, a large number ended up in prison for various crimes, including drug trafficking and human trafficking.
In Nigeria they are perfectly aware that Nigerian immigrants have a negative reputation in Europe. Not for racism, but for a fact: many Nigerian immigrants end up in prison.
To explain it, in an interview with the British Telegraph, it was none other than the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, former general Muhammadu Buhari. «Some Nigerians say that life in their homeland is too difficult, but it is also true that they made it difficult to be accepted by Europeans and Americans, due to the number of Nigerians held in prison around the world accused of drug trafficking or human trafficking" explains the head of state.

Which continues: “I don't think Nigerians have anyone to blame: they can stay in their home, where they can be useful to rebuild the country". A dangerous xenophobe? No, the president of Nigeria. He thinks Nigerians have a reputation problem abroad, the interviewer asks him. Answer: "Certainly, but we are working to remedy it. We will encourage our fellow citizens to stay, work and live a respectable life in their home". Buhari's words sparked an uprising in his country, so much so that through his spokesperson Buhari had to clarify: «It would be absurd for the president of Nigeria to say that all Nigerians are criminals – reports the BBC -, The president was only referring to Nigerians who falsely seek asylum abroad and thus damage Nigeria's reputation.".
The president knows what he's talking about: a recent statistic published by the Vanguard newspaper (headquarters to Lagos) speaks of 170 thousand Nigerians detained abroad. «Most are in prison for drug and human trafficking and various immigration crimes» writes the Nigerian newspaper. To these must be added more than 10 thousand women forced into prostitution in Europe, often forced to sell themselves by their own families. «Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari believes that these numbers are a plague and has called for a coordinated strategy to fight smugglers and human traffickers» says a Deutsche Welle report on the Abuja government's efforts to combat the mass emigration of young Nigerians and the crime that manages the flows to Europe. Not just north. Even in South Africa, other state to which they migrate, there are strong tensions and, even in the past few days, raid (like in Macerata) against the Nigerian community, accused of fueling prostitution and drug dealing, in addition to illegal work
Proof of how African governments experience the migrant phenomenon in a very different way compared to the pro-immigration European intelligentsia, Nigerian President Buhari himself made an appeal - at the 32nd "Annual Meeting of the Sahel and West Africa" ​​in Abuja - to the young people of his country to stay in Nigeria and find work in the agricultural sector. «We are saddened when we see our young people crossing the desert, arrive in Libya and cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe. We look at it as something that needs to stop as quickly as possible, because it is not fair towards Europe. We think that if we reorganize our agriculture better, Many of these young people will earn a decent living at home rather than becoming a problem for their host countries and for us here in Africa.". Let's help them in our home, could be the slogan of the Nigerian government. Which with the "Immigration Regulation 2017" has just tightened the penalties to combat the phenomenon.
And Nigeria is the country of origin at the top of the rankings of asylum seekers in Italy (but less than 5% refugee status is then recognized). The latest data from the Interior Ministry: more than 1500 Nigerians last November (double that of Bangladesh, second nationality), 1900 in October, about the same in September. The Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate has raised the alarm on the ramifications of the Nigerian mafia in Italy. There is a problem with Nigerian migrants? For the president, yes, even if Boldrini will not agree.
source – https://www.tg24-ore.com/2019/01/03/il-presidente-nigeriano-gela-i-buonisti-da-qui-partono-troppi-criminali-non-dovete-piu-accoglierli/