TRIXX NG reports that the United Kingdom (UK) has made a law barring foreign students including Nigerians from relocating with their families from January 2024.
This was revealed yesterday and the country gave overpopulation as the reason behind the new development.
Many have wondered why the UK was so firm with this, especially the fact that Nigerians have more population there and will be affected more by the law.
Netizens have however discovered that a young man, Emdee Tiamiyu from Osun state, is solely responsible for the success of the law against his own people.
In a video currently trending on social media, Emdee Tiamiyu was seen speaking to the UK media about how Nigerians are migrating to the United Kingdom with their families by using the student visa as a route. He noted in his video that Nigerian students don’t come to the UK for academic purposes but only use academic means to migrate to the UK with their families as dependents.
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Maybe Emdee Tiamiyu thought he was going to get UK citizenship by selling out his country's people
Posterity will never be kind to you! The internet never forgets. WTH is this?
Cho chi cho| Canada| Snitch| Asari| Adunni Ade| Chimamanda| Visa| Yoruba| Osun| Davido| Indians|… pic.twitter.com/Ff726yAhwQ
— Alákòwé (@alakowee) May 24, 2023
In reaction, Nigerians have stormed twitter to express their disappointment in Emdee Tiamiyu, blaming him for selling out his countries for personal gains.
See reactions below
The BBC needed Emdee Tiamiyu to provide content to support a certain narrative that will be ‘sold’ to the British public. Nothing he said is new to the Home Office. No one in Nigeria 🇳🇬 should be worried about how this will affect them. It won’t affect you. They needed this…
— Dr Dípò Awójídé (@OgbeniDipo) May 23, 2023
Dear @BBCNews,
Nigerians have been made aware of a video showing your interview with one “Emdee Tiamiyu” who claimed that Nigerians do not go to the UK because they need the degree. For the avoidance of doubt, your interviewee has spoken strictly for himself & not for Nigerians. pic.twitter.com/thVIgkXI6Q
— Francis Ebuara (@ushiebuaras) May 23, 2023
The fact that people think Emdee Tiamiyu said the truth is the most annoying part about everything for me. I have sat in interviews by virtue of my job and I tell you Nigerians are still one of the smartest and most qualified demographic of people migrating to the UK https://t.co/iCsJHhyzP0
— Abiodun Owolabi (@nextgenthinkin) May 24, 2023
Because of Emdee Tiamiyu
– You can no longer take your dependents to UK on student VISA
– You can’t switch to work visas until you finish studies
– They will clamp down on using agents
– POF might increase.
– Student VISA might be completely scraped off
Make him famous pic.twitter.com/3QAXnCJyaE
— Dr Penking™🇳🇬🇦🇺 (@drpenking) May 23, 2023
Emdee Tiamiyu is a m!ndless clown. Nigerians are already being stigmatized, our country has a negative image but instead of correcting the wrong perceptions he deliberately threw Nigerians under the bus for views & cheap clout. Ignorance is a disease. Hope karma visits him soon.
— Daniel Regha (@DanielRegha) May 23, 2023