Wonders they say never end, this may have been the case in the ongoing deportation of 'Nigerians' by their fellow Nigerian.
stupid though it may seem, but the Fashola led Lagos state government has enbarked on a mission of 'deporting' indigenes of other states who are residing in Lagos. The unfortunate 'destitutes' as the Lagos state government tagged them have seen themselves being sent out of the state to their states of Origin. Anambra state have heard a number of it's indigenes deported, the latest victim of this segregation has however been the Osun state government which as of yesterday, received some 46 'destitutes' from the Lagos state government.
What baffles me however is that people could be deported from one state of their country to another. This bold step towards the promotion of segregation based on state of Origin by the Lagos state government could actually prove itself very vital to the replication of the act by other states. If a citizen of the country cannot be free to reside in any part of it and receive the same equal treatment as other members of that community, then our democracy and constitution is just a mere formality and clearly indicates how far we still have to go before attaining the stage of national integeration neccesary for our proper development.
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