The comment “They didn’t want their country to look like Nigeria” in response to Sweden paying immigrants to leave is rooted in a harmful stereotype and unfair generalisation. It implies that African immigrants, specifically Nigerians, are undesirable, painting an entire nation and its people in a negative light.

Such comments are divisive and perpetuate xenophobic attitudes, reducing complex immigration issues to derogatory comparisons. Instead of fostering understanding, this remark spreads negative perceptions, reinforcing damaging stereotypes about Nigeria and Africa as a whole. This type of discourse creates barriers to empathy and constructive conversation on immigration.

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https://x.com/nigeriastories/status/1834908075439935586?s=12

https://x.com/abdullahiajao1/status/1834909478946320420?s=12

https://x.com/abdullahiajao1?s=11