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🇳🇬 Nigeria · Before You Go

What they
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The real facts about irregular migration.
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1 in 5 die on the Libya route ₦400K+ paid to traffickers 1 in 3 return with debt
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Your Knowledge Journey

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▶ START 🎮 5 Games Play & Learn 🧠 Real or Rumour? Test Yourself TEST 📊 Real Numbers Hard Facts 🎬 Videos & Stories 60-sec. Real life 🌍 Opportunities Your future here
🎮 Games Play & Learn 5 interactive games. No lectures. Real facts at your pace. Play now → 🧠 Quiz Real or Rumour? 10 questions. Find out where you actually stand. Test yourself → 📊 Real Numbers What social media won't show you Verified stats from IOM, UNODC, ICMPD. See data → 🎬 Videos & Stories 60 seconds. Real life. Short films and real accounts from people who know. Watch → 🌍 Opportunities Your future, here Skills, training, and paths that don't require leaving. Discover → 📚 Resources What you need to know Rights, risks, and options — explained clearly. Read → 🗺️ Get Informed Irregular migration realities Physical, financial, psychological risks. Explore →
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📋 5 things you now know

01Nigeria is one of the top 5 countries of origin for irregular migrants to Europe. Most leave from Lagos or Edo State, crossing Niger and Libya first. (IOM 2024)
02The Lagos–Libya route costs $1,500–$3,000 and takes 3–6 weeks crossing desert and sea. Over 90% of migrants were forced to pay traffickers. (Frontex / UNODC)
03Over 11,000 Nigerians were repatriated from Libya between 2017–2023. Most reported forced labour, violence, and extortion. Social media hides all of this. (IOM)
04Real opportunities exist in Nigeria right now — 3MTT digital skills (free), CEIAM automotive training, WISE-P for women, Jimovia Foundation scholarships.
051 in 3 young people who migrate irregularly come back within 2 years — with debt, no diploma, and trauma. Nigeria's economy created millions of new jobs in tech and manufacturing. (ICMPD 2024)
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REAL STORIES

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Many Nigerians borrow heavily for irregular journeys
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REAL NUMBERS

What you won't see on Social Media

of people who attempt irregular migration across the Mediterranean never make it to Europe. Many are detained, turned back, or worse.

75%

of people who attempt irregular migration across the Mediterranean never make it to Europe. Many are detained, turned back, or worse.

SOURCE: IOM 2024

$2K

Average paid to smugglers — money that disappears even if the journey fails. The same amount could fund 3 years of professional training at home.

SOURCE: UNODC 2023

1 in 3

young people who leave irregularly return within 2 years — often with debt, trauma, and no qualifications. The dream rarely matches the reality.

SOURCE: ICMPD 2024

Real Facts or Rumours? — Migration Quiz (Nigeria)
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Real facts
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10 questions for young Nigerians. Can you tell what's true about irregular migration — before it's too late?

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The irregular migration journey from Nigeria — what really happens
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Nigeria
Lagos, Benin City, Kano, Edo State
Avg. ₦1–2 million paid to traffickers
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Niger Republic
Overland through Agadez — the gateway to the Sahara
⚠ Last safe point before the desert
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Sahara Desert
Days in open trucks, extreme heat, no water
⚠ Deadliest leg — hundreds die here
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Libya
Detention camps, slave markets, violence
Most Nigerians are trapped here
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Mediterranean
Overcrowded rubber boats, no life jackets
Thousands drown every year
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Europe
If reached — detention & deportation
No automatic right to stay or work
75%
of Nigerian irregular migrants never reach Europe
₦1.5M
average lost to smugglers — rarely refunded
1 in 3
return within 2 years — with debt and no qualifications
100+
legal opportunities exist right now for young Nigerians

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