UK-based Nigerian rejects £15m offer to return home over healthcare concerns

A Nigerian woman living in the United Kingdom has said she would not return permanently to Nigeria, even for £15 million, citing the loss of two children to alleged medical negligence.

The woman, who identified herself as an indigene of Ogun State, made the revelation during a video interview shared on X by user #DammieDammie on Wednesday.

Responding to a question on whether she would accept £200,000 to relocate permanently to Nigeria and never return to the UK, she rejected the offer, saying money was never the reason she left the country.

“Unfortunately, I didn’t migrate from Nigeria because of money,” she said.

Despite the interviewer increasing the offer to £300,000, £500,000 and eventually £15 million, she remained resolute.

“You can’t even pay me enough to go back,” she said.

Explaining her decision, the woman disclosed that she lost two children in consecutive years due to what she described as medical negligence in Nigeria.

“I lost two children to medical negligence. Back to back in two years,” she said.

She declined to provide further details, saying discussing the incidents remained too painful.

“I really don’t want to say much on it because I’m just going to break down,” she added.

The woman also claimed that doctors in the UK often expressed disbelief whenever she narrated how her children died.

“Every time I tell them here, to the doctors here, that my children died because of this, they all ask me, ‘Am I joking?'” she said.

She credited the UK’s healthcare system with saving the life of her son, arguing that he might not have survived if he had been born in Nigeria.

“When I had my son, I know my son was, if he was back in Nigeria, he would have died also. But because I had him here, there was medical attention. They did what was needed to be done and he’s fine,” she said.

While acknowledging that medical errors also occur in the UK, she maintained that such cases were far less common than in Nigeria.

Her comments have since sparked reactions on social media, with users debating the state of Nigeria’s healthcare system and the factors driving migration.