A Nigerian man has narrated a painful story of how he lived abroad for 30 years but returned empty-handed. Ibironke said he desires to see his four children again.How did African man end up broke? Pastor Joseph Ibironke said he moved to the UK around 1983 or 1984 in search of the proverbial greener pastures. He left his job at a bank to look for a better life in the UK, where he lived for nine years. During those nine years, he worked as a security guard. “I worked as a security officer after I was trained as an armed guard.” Not satisfied with the UK, he moved to the US, where he ended up spending 21 years. He said he became a very successful electronics dealer in the US. His words: “I had a store in Orange County, California, which was predominantly occupied by whites, no blacks lived there. I sold sophisticated electronics. I was always going to Japan to buy electronics and sell them. I was also the only black in Orange County at the time who made it (was successful),” he told Punch Newspaper. He was blessed with four children in the USA, but he does not know where they are right now. “I was married with four children. Right now, I don’t know their whereabouts. Their mother left me after my sickness.” Ibironke said he was married in Nigeria with two children before moving abroad. His Nigerian wife had to leave his house because relatives kicked her out after he left for the UK. The preacher said he started barking after making love to his American wife and foaming at the mouth. “I was hospitalised for 14 months, and the doctors couldn’t detect what was wrong with me. Nigerians who saw my condition said it was a spiritual attack and advised that I be taken back to Nigeria for treatment.” The pastor said he suffered man years sleeping under the bridge in Lagos until a certain pastor intervened with prayers. Why did man regret Canada move? In other news, a man who relocated to Canada said he made more money in his country than when he travelled abroad. Despite staying in Canada for 20 years, he said he could only get two properties when he went home. Many people were divided into a group who supported him and those who said Canada was still far better.
by Muyela Roberto