MI announced as United Nation’s UNODC Ambassador for Migrants Smuggling
Wednesday, October 10, 2012Omoba
Africa’s number one &
Chocolate City Music rapper Jude Abaga,
popularly known as Mr. Incredible was knighted on Thursday, 9 October 2012 as
UNODC’s Goodwill Ambassador on Smuggling of Migrants in Abuja.
Smuggling has been
defined as the procurement of such peoples into a State for financial or
material benefit. Virtually every country in the world is affected by this
crime; Nigeria is no exception.
In Europe, Nigerians
constitute several hundreds of thousands illegal migrants with half of them
concentrated in the United Kingdom. Poverty, crime, corruption and violence
have been part of the vicious cycle contributing to this considerable
emigration pressure. Traffickers offer young women an opportunity to travel to
Europe with promises of good jobs and the ability to cater for their families,
while boys and men are smuggled with promises of safety and similar work
opportunities.
M.I, has been selected
to speak against this vicious cycle. He serves as a role model capable of
speaking powerfully against such smuggling. His journey in hip-hop within
Africa stands to remind young men and women that even when the odds are stacked
against you, persistence and hard-work pay off.
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