Nigerian stand-up comedian and actor Bovi has opened up about his decision to relocate his family to the United Kingdom, citing concerns over bullying in Nigerian schools.
Speaking on the Uncolored podcast which started trending on Wednesday, Bovi revealed that his children have been living in the UK for the past two years. He explained that while his first son initially moved abroad for boarding school in 2021, the entire family later followed.
“My kids don’t live in the country [Nigeria] anymore. They have been in the UK for two years now. It started by accident, my first son has been there since 2021 in a boarding house,” he said.
Bovi recounted his own experience attending boarding school in Nigeria, where he learned resilience and street-smart skills. However, he said he chose not to send his children to a Nigerian boarding school due to what he described as a normalised culture of bullying.
“I went to boarding school in Nigeria and it made me street-smart. So I decided that my kid needs to go boarding but not in Nigeria because the educational system has accepted bullying,” he explained.
On the issue of mass migration, Bovi attributed the trend to the lack of an enabling environment in Nigeria.
He highlighted the medical sector as an example, where doctors are leaving the country in large numbers due to poor working conditions.
He stressed that migration is not just about financial gain but about dignity and infrastructure. Comparing Nigeria’s work environment with that of the West, he noted that doctors abroad have better resources and a supportive system that allows them to work with ease.
He said, “The saving grace of the country is that we’ve not gone into war or food shortage. We’ve also not had natural disasters.
“So we can lose 500 doctors in one year but there are about 200 new doctors coming on board. It’s like using balm aid on a big wound. That’s why it has not blown up in our faces.
“If the government wants to stem the tide, they check what the West is doing. Why are doctors comfortable going to work in other countries? It’s not just the money. If you are passionate about something but when you get to work there’s light and an enabling encouragement, you don’t get to fight to go to work or go back home.
“It may not be perfect but at least that decency is not lost. Patients have died in Nigeria because of lack of blood or power failure during operation. If you are a medical doctor, would you like to work under that kind of condition? The answer is no.”
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