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‘Japa’: Young Nigerians flood Twitter with pictures of their ‘escape' from Nigeria

Young Nigerians have been flooding Twitter with pictures showing them leaving the country for good in search of a better life elsewhere.

‘Japa’, slang for ‘escape’, or ‘run’ has been trending on the top 10 topics on Twitter for at least three consecutive days. It is at number 2 at the time of filing this report. It has garnered over 44,000 tweets.

The trend is basically tweets of Nigerians sharing their picture at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, the airport of their host countries, or inflight with captions saying that they have successfully escaped from Nigeria.

Some simply post their international passport with their boarding pass accompanied by an iconic picture of the famous actress, Sola Sobowale holding out a glass of wine with the caption “Welcome to the new dispensation’.

Microsecondnews’ checks across Twitter indicated that the Sobowale picture has been used so often that it has become the number one Japa meme.

Others simply tweet that they have now officially deleted their VPN, in an apparent reference to the Twitter ban in Nigeria which has made it necessary for whoever wants to use Twitter in the country to download and install VPN applications.

Once outside Nigeria, they have no use for the VPN any longer.

Some commentators remarked that a majority of those leaving at this time are students travelling in time for the commencement of the September academic session in the United Kingdom and other countries.

One commentator claimed that the last time Nigeria experienced this mass exodus of Nigerian youths was when Muhammadu Buhari was in power as a military Head of State, and it took the administration of Olusegun Obasanjo to lure them back with a promise of a better Nigeria.

@Emmanuel_Uche tweeted: “This thread about people that japa yesterday is crazy because, I and my madam officially stopped using VPN yesterday as well!” He included a picture of himself and his wife at the airport.

@Omar_Magajee: I done japa leave sapa for una. #Japa #Japa He included a picture of his international passport and his hand luggage.

@Mbahdeyforyou: “Leaders of tomorrow dun dey japa”

Uncle iNi: “Behold Sola Sobowale to the world as the New Japa Brand Ambassador. It is indeed a new dispensation, Goodbye to VPN.”

@Sujodamystique: “It’s September, schools just resumed. Most of the japa pics you’re seeing are students. 100% of those going to the UK. They have just spent huge money on fees etc to begin a new life. It’s going to be a tough first few years for them. No need for all this bitterness against them.”

@nnekei: “If you did not contribute to putting Buhari in Aso Rock in 2015 & 2019 and you are on the Japa trend God go open doors for you and the Japa go favour you in every way.”

@Odogwu_Nomso: “October 2020 triggered a lot of people to give up on Nigeria then the “Twitter Ban” basically sealed any plans they had to continue staying in Nigeria. All the Japa Set of 2021, go & Prosper in your New Country”

@PetfemSpeaks: “Since we’re talking about japa, this was my flight to Houston, TX. I refuse to sleep in my
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@Davidbanksz was motivational. He said: “It’s JAPA season! I know say money dey dull you right now but no worry too much, that big miracle is nearer than you think.”

Life in naija is hard mehn.as it's doing me now...I fit stowaway inside plane just to japa from naija.

In this crazy somersaulting world, is Japa really the answer?
Befor you japa, do well to seek God's face and ensure that God approves of your Japa.

If not , you may japa inside Volcano, Fire, Earthquake, Seaquake, pestilences and Disaters beyond what is prevalent where you are running from.

Japa is good , but japa with the presence of God.

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IfIPerishIPeris:
In this crazy somersaulting world, is Japa really the answer?
Befor you japa, do well to seek God's face and ensure that God approves of your Japa.

If not , you may japa inside Volcano, Fire, Earthquake, Seaquake, pestilences and Disaters beyond what is prevalent where you are running from.

Japa is good , but japa with the presence of God.

religious extremism is a disease

Japa is ah sure bet.
Those wet don Japa sold be there brothers keepers oh. As a guy, hook up with local babe and marry like wise for the babes.
We move...

this brain drain na next 10-20 years Naija go really feel am. That time maybe skilled professionals no go remain again na agbero go choke everywhere. Na to japa still sure pass laidis

IfIPerishIPeris:
In this crazy somersaulting world, is Japa really the answer?
Befor you japa, do well to seek God's face and ensure that God approves of your Japa.

If not , you may japa inside Volcano, Fire, Earthquake, Seaquake, pestilences and Disaters beyond what is prevalent where you are running from.

Japa is good , but japa with the presence of God.

Religious zombie spotted.

Join n g soon

ahnie:
Life in naija is hard mehn.as it's doing me now...I fit stowaway inside plane just to japa from naija.

The way everybody dey japa, e be like say na only bandits, bokoharams and kidnappers go remain in 20 years time

Where do we start amendments from.

Everyone is traveling out and to be sincere, most of these travellers are actually intelligent people that we need in this country.

The braindrain is becoming too much.

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ahnie:
Life in naija is hard mehn.as it's doing me now...I fit stowaway inside plane just to japa from naija.

God wey do am for them go do am for us too, make we leave this country for them

The useless leaders and the wicked terrorists

IfIPerishIPeris:
In this crazy somersaulting world, is Japa really the answer?
Befor you japa, do well to seek God's face and ensure that God approves of your Japa.

If not , you may japa inside Volcano, Fire, Earthquake, Seaquake, pestilences and Disaters beyond what is prevalent where you are running from.

Japa is good , but japa with the presence of God.

you dey ment, u go perish that perish u wan perish so

Did you ask your leaders to seek face of God when they japa to abroad to use their better health care system, mumu like you.

As far as I am concerned, anywhere outside this cow ranch is okay, even my guys when japa go Kenya, are now living with both of their eyes closed and no fear of police brutality, nothing like start bullets hit person, no sars to obtain them, they live in a comfortable environment,no noise, no drama.

Once again u dey mad

I pity my country.

The sweetness of leaving this country no be here o

Some have also been caught 'japa'ing" from Lagos to Ibadan inside #BuhariTrain

I love Nigerians, we just dey cruise go.

Country hard if dis bubu government don tire u bro follow who known road japa me self de plan to japa through Sahara desert cous cash no dey hand
That line for national anthem way I talk said to serve Nigeria with all my strength. Abeg make who na help me tell them said I no do again oooo i don tire

Reminds one of the song : Niger bridge is falling down
At this point sef I don't know what can save this "country."

The mass exodus continues

esky158:
Country hard if dis bubu government don tire u bro follow who known road japa me self de plan to japa through Sahara desert cous cash no dey hand
That line for national anthem way I talk said to serve Nigeria with all my strength. Abeg make who na help me tell them said I no do again oooo i don tire

Dont you think that route is rather risky ?

Better people dey Japa leaving behind street urchins, the future of Nigeria looks scary and really bleak...if only satan can beg God for forgiveness, who knows...

Be like sae me sef go move ooo

kushercain:
this brain drain na next 10-20 years Naija go really feel am. That time maybe skilled professionals no go remain again na agbero go choke everywhere. Na to japa still sure pass laidis

You're totally wrong bro! There will always be millions of skilled professionals in the country, no be today people don dey japa, your grand-daddies and daddies did the same and nothing spoil!

Omo

Best thread of the year.
If you no JAPA, dey there make pant dey wear you.

My Japa story is inevitable. This I have seen.

IfIPerishIPeris:
In this crazy somersaulting world, is Japa really the answer?
Befor you japa, do well to seek God's face and ensure that God approves of your Japa.

If not , you may japa inside Volcano, Fire, Earthquake, Seaquake, pestilences and Disaters beyond what is prevalent where you are running from.

Japa is good , but japa with the presence of God.

Dumbo! Go and tell that to your clerics.

We are experiencing the new "Andrew" can't blame them

Since we are way more than 2million people here on naira land, Why don't we gather money and buy at least a Boeing 777 Aeroplane

Sapa is ruthlessly biting and painfully dealing hard on the majority here, and it's not getting any better rather with each dawn comes new troubles.

Why can't we just gather 'small small' money and buy an Airplane?

When we finally buys the plane, we'd then employ the services of naira land celebrated painters to repaint and artistically Inscribe bodily "NAIRALANDERS CHECKS OUT" on it.

Now, to the big question; How do we gather the money? Who would be our pilot?