Tobi Adegboyega, an embattled pastor located in the United Kingdom, has responded to British Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch’s statements against Nigeria by pointing out that societal flaws exist in the UK as well.
During an interview, the leader of the UK Conservative Party criticised the operatives of the Nigerian Police, describing them as “robbers.”.
A British journalist asked Badenoch if she trusted the UK police. She responded, “I do. My experience with the Nigeria Police was very negative. Coming to the UK, my experience with the British police was very positive.
“The police in Nigeria will rob us (laughter). When people say I have this bad experience with the police because I’m Black, I say, Well, I remember the police stole my brother’s shoe and his watch.”
“When I was burgled, for example, the police were there. They were helpful before they eventually caught the person. This was in 2004; that was 20 years ago.”
However, in an interview with Channels TV’s ‘Politics Today’ on Monday, Pastor Tobi stated that such ills are not unique to Nigeria.
He said, “I completely disagree with that statement. Between 2023 and 2024, about 78,000 bags and phones were snatched in the UK alone.
“There’s a very strong Nigerian Black community in this nation.
“For people like the leader of the opposition (party) you just mentioned to get to that position, they’ve been fighting on the street.
“There were funerals where kids were killed in the UK. They buried three kids from the same parents.
“And we ask the question, when the Nigerian community controls these things in the UK, where are these voices? They have been fighting.
“The Windrush, which has to do with Jamaicans; people have been fighting before a Black person or Black immigrant can ascend to those seats.
‘Our country has issues, but…we cannot disassociate from where we are coming from.
“We are not denying the fact that our country has issues, and we are also not as old as the advanced economies like Britain. But we cannot say things are all dark because it’s not true,” Tobi said.
“When SPAC Nation began, we started sending people to Harvard and Cambridge and also have the highest number at Imperial College,” he added.
Recall that Tobi’s church was recently shut down by the British government over allegations of mismanaging £1.87m in funds.
The embattled clergy also faces deportation threats by UK authorities over his alleged involvement in fraud-related crimes.
