Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. President Julius Maada Bio has cautioned Sierra Leoneans against the growing “Temple Run” practice a term used to describe the risky migration of citizens seeking better opportunities abroad through dangerous and irregular routes.
President Bio expressed deep concern over the increasing number of young people leaving the country with hopes of a better life, only to face grave dangers in the desert and at sea.
“People are dying in the desert and at sea,” the President lamented. “Let us stay and build Sierra Leone together. Anywhere you go that is not your home, when they are ready to send you back, they will bundle you and send you back to your country.”
He stressed the need for a collective national effort to improve the country’s development and create opportunities locally, urging citizens to focus their energy and skills on rebuilding Sierra Leone rather than risking their lives in perilous journeys abroad.
Temple Run is the illegal migration of Sierra Leoneans and other West Africans to Europe through the Sahara Desert. The illegal migration is named after the infamous mobile phone game, Temple Run due to the numerous constraints migrants face using the route.
Recently, an Al Jazeera documentary revealed the constraints West African migrants face including systemic racism and suffering from Tunisian authorities.
The UN International Organisation for Migration has warned locals in the sub-region to refrain from making the dangerous journey up north. The organisation has also been providing support to migrants stranded in the desert.
Source: Sierraloaded
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