₦airaland Forum

I have heard disturbing stories about the extent to which young Nigerians are being driven simply to survive. Perhaps the most horrifying are the growing reports of young people selling parts of their bodies: kidneys in particular, in desperate attempts to raise money.

Young people should be selling dreams, ideas and innovation, not their body organs.

Yet when the cost-of-living crisis becomes unbearable, desperation begins to make the unthinkable appear like an option. That should offend the conscience of every Nigerian.

In Tinubu’s Nigeria, almost everything required to live with dignity is becoming more expensive by the day: food, transport, rent, school fees, medicine and electricity.

Yet young Nigerians are reportedly being driven to sell their kidneys for as little as ₦1.7 million.

That should break the heart of a nation.

Young Nigerians should be building careers, starting businesses, raising families and pursuing their dreams, not calculating how much parts of their bodies can fetch simply to stay alive.

When young Nigerians begin to see their kidneys as emergency savings, we are no longer talking about ordinary economic hardship.

We are talking about desperation at its most frightening.

Nigeria already has laws prohibiting commercial organ sales and organ trafficking. But laws alone cannot cure the poverty and desperation that make vulnerable young people easy prey for criminal networks.

No government should celebrate “reforms” while young Nigerians are being reduced to selling parts of themselves to eat, pay rent, settle school fees or survive.

Economic reform must have a human face. It must mean affordable food, cheaper transportation, accessible healthcare, decent jobs and renewed hope for the next generation.

Our young people should be selling their ideas, talents and innovation to the world and not their kidneys for ₦1.7 million just to survive at home.

This is the human cost of Nigeria’s cost-of-living crisis.

Tinubu made Nigeria expensive. I will make Nigeria affordable again. -AA

I have heard disturbing stories about the extent to which young Nigerians are being driven simply to survive. Perhaps the most horrifying are the growing reports of young people selling parts of their bodies: kidneys in particular, in desperate attempts to raise money.

Young… pic.twitter.com/9iwjyrFv75

— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) September 4, 2026

rossipki:
This Atiku's desperation for power has really reached critical levels.

Not sure who is sounding more desperate now between him and Obi.

ogododo:

I have heard disturbing stories about the extent to which young Nigerians are being driven simply to survive. Perhaps the most horrifying are the growing reports of young people selling parts of their bodies: kidneys in particular, in desperate attempts to raise money.

Young… pic.twitter.com/9iwjyrFv75

— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) September 4, 2026

rossipki:
This Atiku's desperation for power has really reached critical levels.

Not sure who is sounding more desperate now between him and Obi.

rossipki:
This Atiku's desperation for power has really reached critical levels.

Not sure who is sounding more desperate now between him and Obi.

Drsmartphilips:
Atiku is really a dullard,why didn't he make Nigeria paradise on earth and when him and obj were scattering Nigeria

BigCowHornn:
Actually you are sounding more desperate for that 40K APC is paying for you to talk trash on front page

rossipki:
This Atiku's desperation for power has really reached critical levels.

Not sure who is sounding more desperate now between him and Obi.

rossipki:
This Atiku's desperation for power has really reached critical levels.

Not sure who is sounding more desperate now between him and Obi.

rossipki:
This Atiku's desperation for power has really reached critical levels.

Not sure who is sounding more desperate now between him and Obi.

ogolemati:
avoid this twins of failures

iLoveYouToo:
I really wish Atiku wins next year's prez election. I have come to like him. I do not care if he's overpromising. The present government did worse

FineUsername:
I no get the actual records but I believe more people do this recently as in this year exceed 2025, 2025 excess 2024 !and so on..... However, dont be deceived by politicians concerns when time for erection reach. Last last, get your PVC and vote without bias.

rossipki:
This Atiku's desperation for power has really reached critical levels.

Not sure who is sounding more desperate now between him and Obi.

Drsmartphilips:
your own be say gala and malt dom becloud your sense of reasoning