Rich Opportunities in Developed Countries and Nigerians’ Avidity to Live Abroad as Analogous to Jewish Captivity, Socio-Economic Benefits and Exiles’ Decision to Stay in Babylon

Abstract

The current desperation of Nigerians, seekingfor citizenship orresidency abroad calls for sober reflection. This new phenomenonhas beencode named ‘Japa’, a locally coined word which literallymeans to escape. ‘Japa’and ‘Welcome to New Dispensation’ syndromehave been the anthems of many Nigerians as they look to leave thecountry. According to a Pew Research Centre study conducted in2018, Nigerians top the chat of people who plan to move to anothercountry within the last 5 years with 48%, among the 12 countriessampled for the survey (Opeoluwa,2022).