Japa: Emancipation or disloyalty?, by Mohammed Buhari Umar 'Japa' is a Nigerian term meaning to migrate. Japa is at an all-time high as more Nigerians embark on journeys to different parts of the world in search of better opportunities. According to the Ministry of Interior, in 2022 alone 625,000 passports were issued to Nigerians desirous of acquiring the travel document. Let's not even talk about those who 'japa' to other countries illegally because I don't think there is reliable data on that. But we know that thousands of Nigerians attempt...