Why Nigerians own Empty Mansions in their Villages 

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That was the first thing I noticed. Was just about to highlight it when your message appeared. Kudos Stevo.

Sir Steve are u not an Igbo man Because it's tells from ur name and I see u can't speak the language no offense

@@gr8son494 me too. I was like East???

Is Eastern Nigeria “Western Nigeria?”

Wow

Thanks. Great to know..p

Igbo people are the epitome of hard working Africans. They are amazing

Other tribes don't work hard, they work soft. ​@@nomaddiaries9790

God bless him, but please take his info offline. This world is not safe anymore sadly.

SAME THING IN JAMAICA. MANSIONS EVERYWHERE IN CITIES AND RURAL COUNTRYSIDE COMMUNITIES.

Yeah rite! That mansion gonna be ur grave yard.

Yes this is on point ,I build in Trinidad 🇹🇹 and I’m enjoying it when I return home .

Thank you it is a must !

I would hope that we could set up businesses for our future generations and build smaller. Thereby setting up generation health. ❤ But maybe you should also know that Igbo blood came to Jamaica during the slave trade...From Nigeria to Ghana culture...it's in us. ❤

Straight facts

But you guys are breaking down our houses in the north !!!

Waoo l have studied i Sokoto state back in the 90 " s but l travelled alot in Naija but lve not seen alot oo nawaoo this is Namibia

@@Mperor_Niho Sttuuupid victim mentality. Where are Igbo houses being broken down in the North?

Stop it please, not here not now​@@Mperor_Niho

You are damn right. Concrete everywhere.

trueee, if there was more green, it'd be 10/10

As a luo u are right, I live in mombasa city but made sure I have a 4 bedroom beautiful house in siaya County..

And grass it would be gorgeous

He would have to spend a lot to maintain them. That's why they cover everything in concrete instead.

Truth. What these African dudes are doing is basically a tasteless copy of Europeans.

I guess what they are talking about is the fact that this are not nice areas, the country side in Europe is beatiful and you can be in contact with nature

​@@estefaniaboujon6830this is our country side leave it for us

That's not the same goal. Here in France, most citizens from North Africa, no matter how much they earn build a house, a villa or a mansion back home as a plan for their retirement. Some even build rental houses and appartments to insure some income to improve their retirement. But generally speaking, all migrants who aren't politically or life threaten to return home do build some estates or assets back home.

In America, wealthy people sometimes buy cabins, hidden away, to escape or vacation. I'm not even rich and I'm thinking about buying one. Cabins are big, cheap, and nice.

Oh wow! I’d love to learn more about this

Exactly, my grandad had a house and lands in Lagos ,he didn’t see it again after Biafra war it was now “federal” property , his children vowed to never make that mistake again !

True. People do not read anymore. This is the subject of an award-wining Igbo novel called "Isi Akwu Dara N'Ala" by Tony Ubesie.

What happened after the government took the properties? Did they resale it or just take it over ?

​@Tagg25 they sold it to the highest bidder from other tribes.

yeah but do you want to live in those neighborhoods with dirty roads and the high possibility of getting robbed?

You can build a 400k mansion in some parts of the US.

Travel around the country there are cities better looking, electricity, security, water and lifestyle better than Abuja and Lagos, both in the north and south

Jokes on u

Tell barrow to step down

@@OthmanHafiz😂

Respect❤❤✌👏

Yeah yeah. Igbos are great.

Lmao. Good joke.

Why wouldn't they pave the roads leading to these beautiful mansions?

​@@emeliathompson3453So the rudeboys cant run up so easily 😂

​@@emeliathompson3453The govt and principalities in that area is mostly the reason. You have to pay huge money to them to solve their problem. Nigeria is a funny place

It's heaps cheaper

​@@emeliathompson3453Don't worry about the roads.

LOL, you tried with the Igbo language.

Akulu ulo,okwu onye kpatalaya.. meaning no matter how rich you are if you don't have the evidence in your own community that means you are not really rich..

​@murphyiyke7651 It all depends on the Igbo dialect. In my own Igbo dialect, it is pronounced as "aku ruo ulo, amara onye kpatara ya".

No igbo person needs to be reminded on what to do. It’s etched at the back of their minds. Those your friends are already going to do it regardless. It’s just a matter of them getting to the money

😂😂what is this

Hilarious the Nigerian married the worst overweight wyte women ever 😂😂

@@herrguru4264 Rich Americans, yes.

Americans are cool in that regard they do

@@kylereese4542 really? Please tell me the last time you saw Larry Ellison, Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos house.

@@ezechiel51 really? Please tell me the last time you saw Larry Ellison, Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos house.

We love SA, but please you guys should beat us on Wednesday, you guys already have the rugby world cup, please leave the Afcon for us

@ankaakira1773 we just fetched a Grammy last night, maybe it's only fair that we leave the AFCON with you!!! We love you too Nigeria 🇳🇬 ❤️ 🇿🇦

Kanya, you guys can have, you guys are very resilient and hardworking, kudos

Black Sa are building lovely house in Venda and other places, very resilient people, when they join forces they surely get what they want

Specifically to Igbos, they work hard and have high taste. The Northern Hausa-Fulani Muslim are very poor and doesn't have such modern houses.

Y do u live in south africa?

@@Bell_plejdo568p I do business in South Africa

Bless you

Proverty motivates a lot of people

@@Decades-pl2klAt least they are motivated by something to pursue their dreams unlike you whose only motivation is negativity and delusions.

True

You can say that a thousand times!

It's borderline insane to believe that in a country where people make 2-3k a year you can buy that with honest work. Some probably did, but clearly not the majority. Trusting that the police investigates these types of people is also wishful thinking.

​@@andreipopa8050Get out of here lazy. Go and get a job, save your money, start a business, do the hard work like them. Don't just sit there and jealously write nonsense about a people that continue to provide for themselves by share hardwork.

Very true

What sort of pride does this bring to the people in the village? This is pure misplaced priority, it's a complete waste of resources.

@@inconspicuosdeeds6729 It’s never a misplaced priority to build a home in your village. I don’t know your culture but in Igbo culture, building a house in your ancestral land is not negotiable whether it’s a big house or not. You could hear the man also build a school for his community. So it’s all about building the community and the people. People live in houses and not in bushes. Homes are important no matter how you feel about them.

@dendycain4138 I am a Nigerian of the Yoruba tribe, my point is simply the practice of wastefulness of our igbo people in building big houses they don't live in, but visits only once in December every year, some of them lives in flats in lagos, some even lives in studio apartments in lagos, yet they build a big house that they visit once a year in the village, how is that a good thing for the people of the village?

@@inconspicuosdeeds6729 You speak out of limited knowledge on this subject. It’s better to open your mind and learn from the people who practice the culture. First of all, it’s not a waste. NEVER! It’s called development. The same people (eg. you) would say terrible things about them if they never built nice homes in their villages. You would have said they live in mud houses or huts or something. I understand the sentiment & hypocrisy. If in your Yoruba culture, you prefer to build huts in your villages, that’s your choice. I will never call it a misplaced priority or a waste, because I have limited knowledge about why you prefer to live in huts. You mentioned that some of the people who built those mansions live in flats or studio apartments in Lagos.. that’s exactly why you should have paused and reason properly why they do it. When you don’t understand people’s culture and way of life, it’s better to learn about it instead of trying to gaslight yourself and others. You never mentioned that those same people would live in flats or studio apartments and build rental units in that same Lagos & other cities as investments. You never mentioned that those people also build big houses in that same Lagos. So if they could build it in Lagos and other cities, why can’t they build it in their villages? You need to understand that you know very little about the Igbo people because you fail to learn. I can bet that you haven’t travelled to the East before. I want you to also know that Lagos isn’t the only place Igbo people live. In fact, fewer Igbos live in Lagos than Kano state alone. There are more Igbo people in Ivory Coast than in Lagos. The same as in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Togo, Cameroon, etc. Igbo people are business people, they are in every corner of the world doing their businesses. You may want to consider reading more on their entrepreneurial approach from several studies done in Harvard, Yale, UNN, etc. Google comes in handy with many resources. Don’t assume you know them all. Finally, people build houses whether big or small because they can afford it. They never complained about it. It’s very wrong to say it’s a waste or misplaced priority. You don’t tell someone who has other investments in cities and towns how to build a home for themselves in their ancestral communities. Peace ✌🏽

@dendycain4138 obviously your response is based on impulsive emotions, I don't know if u reside in Nigeria or not, but from your submission, I definitely know more about your tribe than you. I will not flog this issue any longer with you. To you your opinion and to me mine.

I agree 💯. The area is a tropical area. Houses there should have natural light in,

I was thinking the same thing. They also dont seem to like flowers and fruit tree. I dont like the landscaping.

Great but u forgot that you r your own primary security in this area and the more Glass u have the more foolish u r being security wise.

@@AKPAKAGBAWA I'm Jamaican, we face very similar concerns on safety and security. There are ways to bring light in without compromising on security. I shouldn't walk into a room and need to turn the light at noon. Not when there is so much natural light out.

@@shayw2936Those problems of natural lighting, building design etc occur because the inspiration for mansion design is mainly foreign. The diaspora has imported what it knows and values. Locally inspired design would find solutions for lighting, energy efficiency and security which, as you pointed out, already exist. Living like ice bound cavemen in dark houses, especially in regions with abundant sunlight is ridiculous. We still have a big problem with this in Jamaica too.

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That’s amazing, I love Namibia!

Our you American. Is it true American s can't own land only rent

@@user-jh2dw7tf8x Yes, people own their land but because of property taxes people say you don't really own it. If you don'y pay your taxes for long enough your land can be seized through a process called eminent domain.

I love it!❤ stay 🙌 blessed

Waiting to welcome you to Anambra state. You will enjoy your stay.

*Igbo culture

IGBO***

*Lived

Yes, and that's why we are so smart as to not understand that Respect from the outside world doesn't come from that kind of " wealth display ". You feel like a king in the countryside or in the city, women to sleep with, opportunity to put on a show. But in the eyes of the rest of the world, you are absolute nothin, and nothing at all while the poorest Chinese is Respected around the world. Do you know why is it so ? Think about it ! Going back to one of these mansions, you should have felt ashamed. But do you know what Shame is ? And duo you know what are Pride and Respect ? oh, spending time in a mansion, isn't it ?

​@@bertranbelzor9037 Another angry troll 😂

For me it’s all VANITY,you build mansions for rats and dust to occupy for longer than you visit the place, is that what life is all about?

Igbos are not the only Nigerians abroad that build homes or have building projects both in the city and the village, but the video intentionally and cynically profiled Igbos. I live in California. I know many non-Igbo Nigerians who have homes across Nigeria. They visit Nigeria like once or twice a year. And they stay in these homes. The video came across as judgmental. Steven was very cynical and downright disrespectful in the face of these precious individuals that allowed him in their homes. It was very hard to watch.

This is true. They have chased them away from Lagos...not so smart

We love you too ❤

How can there be good leadership if all the talented people are running away to make money? Also, I is there really no better way to send wealth back home than build a uselessly large mansion?

Can’t you just type the contest without telling us where u come from tired to see this

@@edringweeko3419 sorry but you can unsee the comment if possible

@@nakedbrownape A lot of the younger generation is going back to Nigeria, mostly to Lagos but if the government can sort of the security issues, we'll have no issues bringing more of our money back to Nigeria.

In my part of *Ala Igbo* (Igbo Land) When a man dies, You do not lay a dead person in a living person's home, for the viewing of the body, laying in state in one's home for the viewing of the body is part of the funeral rites. *Unless there is a compelling reason. like if they person had injuries in a RTA* (It is also the culture to lie in state in your home and be buried in your compound). Hence the repatriation of remains (bodies) when an Igbo man dies no matter where they were living in the world. So adult men are compelled to have their own home.

Wealthy Igbos build houses all over Nigeria before the war. The ones who could build in the village also did.

Next is to establish businesses to employ and sustain the people year round

Thanks for watching

Exactly

You said my mind ☑️

Well spoken!!

GRACE OF GOD AMEN!

I love your mind sis,speak the truth.

God bless you if I say this now some people will say I don't have sense

Don't waste your money building a mansion. It's a terrible business decision. My uncle built a mansion on 7plots of land. When he died, the house became desolate. None of the kids were around and nobody wanted to buy it

@@ycshittu5412 depending the life your uncle lived so don't generalize it

@hugoasuzu6454 he was a high chief with a construction company. He had a lot of money. My point is that those gigantic houses become wastes in future. What's the essence of spending all that money when your kids won't benefit from it in the long run.

Stupid question 😂😂, do you think these people want to be abroad? All Africans born in Africa will build back home and come to visit. 1 africa isn't developed, 2 government corrupt 3 school system is a joke 4 work or career path is a joke in Africa 5 security in Africa is a joke.. so these africa will remain abroad for the sake of their family, or business or other stuff, meanwhile they will own land, build mansion back home so that if 1 2 3 4 5 changes and africa becomes like Europe they will be even more wealthy. Imagine if you owned 100 different property in America, so yes they will build in Africa and run away from africa cause as we all know African are useless when it comes to winning 😂😂😂😂😂 no way we should have corrupt government without going to their house and behe@ding them so that next president knows what happen when you don't serve the people but nah we focus on our anger amongst each other

​@@ycshittu5412Will you keep quiettt! We will start building massive beautiful mansions in Yorubaland, weather you and your uncle likes it or not

🎉nice 👍 motivation ...

Cryptogod, I never knew you where Igbo ohh😌 idolo sir

Kabisa mzee...

Scammers would love scammers. The rich there are always a Nigerian prince trying to get billions of dollars out of Africa. India and Nigeria is getting attention for good reasons but also for one very bad reason. That is - online scams.

Ni hatari

We the Igbos prefer to be call the Igbos or Biafra than to be call Nigerians

​@@maxesotv You and who ?

Well said!

Stupid question 😂😂, do you think these people want to be abroad? All Africans born in Africa will build back home and come to visit. 1 africa isn't developed, 2 government corrupt 3 school system is a joke 4 work or career path is a joke in Africa 5 security in Africa is a joke.. so these africa will remain abroad for the sake of their family, or business or other stuff, meanwhile they will own land, build mansion back home so that if 1 2 3 4 5 changes and africa becomes like Europe they will be even more wealthy. Imagine if you owned 100 different property in America, so yes they will build in Africa and run away from africa cause as we all know African are useless when it comes to winning 😂😂😂😂😂 no way we should have corrupt government without going to their house and behe@ding them so that next president knows what happen when you don't serve the people but nah we focus on our anger amongst each other

I like the name sef! Igbo kwenu 🤝🏾😁

Is he referring to Ebo’s or Igbo’s ? Sounds like Ebo

@@yenwuraaku8562 IGBO

We love you too

Thanks and pls accept our condolences over your late President😢happy the succession plan was well planned

Which of the God?

Agreed 😊

Damn you missed out 😂

Damn you too?

Why are the mansions empty? Are they vacation rentals? Any true owner would fill the palace with personal possessions and yet, nothing. No personal photos, bare shelves, empty closets even

@@luislongoria6621 they own other homes

That one was probably a scam

Thanks

Yaa!

My best friend in Istanbul is from Uganda we love una too

Several foreigners knew its Igbo, but ode prefer Ibo.

Please give correction without insult.​@@igwefrancis9546

It's a good idea. It develops villages very fast. I'm proud of every African who builds back home no matter where he/she is. We all hope to come back home, we don't want to die in another man's land.

Beauty, i came from a very large family in igbo land, everyone based in U.S, we are 12 in number when you add our kids we are almost 75 people, together we have over 2 hectares of land and 10 mansion, but i tell you, the houses are just there, i am the only who visit every year for just a month, the rest like to visit once in 4-5 years, it like a kind of waste

@@ankaakira1773 I get why, because there's no economy in villages but mostly agriculture. So imagine if we were to develop the rural areas as well, make them appealing for us to want to live there 🤷🏽‍♀️

Obviously you know that in this 21st century, nobody wanna live in the village, everyone wanna live in the city

Remove Igbos from anything South Africans please 🙏

Yeah not all of us want to scam and kill for money

@@tristan583for sure.

Would you please tell me what makes Nigeria that Great ? Do you know the terms Social and Economic Indicators that define the weight of a country ? What those indicators are in Nigeria ?

Blah blah blah​@@bertranbelzor9037

Don't wanna sound tribalistic, but I need to correct you on the generalisation you did in your comment. It is a section of the Nigerian tribe called the igbos, known for making gold out of dust, particularly likened to the Jews for their resilience and never say die spirit that deserves this your accolade. They put Nigeria on the global map with their enormous talents, wisdom, skill, and every good and bad things.

Beautiful!!

Most of Trinadad and Tobago people are original Igbo descendants.❤

​@@nze777obisay swr

when are you leaving france?

I totally understand but to not live in it and so man Nigerians are suffering .

Tanzania are the Nice African I have ever met. Yal are so kind to ppl. Much love too you

I fell like almost all Africans are nice well except the scammers but of course everyone has their opinion

Don't mind these people, nwanne. Igbo must prosper as long as this earth remains. There's nothing the haters can do about it.

That’s why Igbos are blessed from the ancient times, it attract jealousy, why competing with someone you should be learning from ❤

Exactly ❤

I swear

No mind some ndi efuluefu

@@OggysDiary So you know all the cultural traditions in Nigeria? Abeg we're all learning.

I swear 😂😂😂

No, even you can afford you must not loose sense of respect! Money cost lives, why using them just to make your "proud" in empty houses?

​@@peggyclio1199remember we don't pay house tax, everyone makes money to be proud and whatever you do with money is for your pride, if it's not for your pride then become poor.

@@solomondavid3422so dope they screw us w property taxes here in states

In Igbo land it is cultural to build in your village. So everyone builds according to his purse. So you have a wide range of sizes of houses from 4,5,6- room etc bungalows to small, medium and large sized duplexes to the exquisite mansions in the Igbo villages. Funny thing is that each one of the builders feels the same sense of accomplishment after building his village house. What the Igbos dread in not having a decent house to call his own in his village. Big money big house, small money small but decent house. Everybody is happy.QED.

@judeezeala2008 whether it is a culture of not. It is not all igbos who have built mansions. Those who have built can afford to do so. Finito

They cannot do the work of politicians and still do their own. That is why we should have progressive leaders

GEMA needs to build big mansions in the village too. Luo brothers are doing it.

​@@derrickmutuma7185..Luos got a wake up call after 2007..My first time touring their land last yr I was shocked in a good way

Most schools and hospitals in rural Nigeria (at least in Southern Nigeria) are built by private philanthropists.

@@derrickmutuma7185 GEMA especially Kikuyus invest in Nairobi. I singled Kikuyus because they are analogous to the Igbo when it comes to Kenyan tribes. Economically vibrant, settling far from home but not well liked by others with a history of always being displaced for political reasons. To be fair Nairobi is basically at the edge of the GEMA traditional lands so they find it more convenient investing in the city than deep in the village.

@@likatalikata3823 Fair point. But the Igbos invest in the cities too. They invest in the village to gain prestige. GEMA must also not forget their traditional homelands.

Self sufficient hospitals and schools don’t last, you need the governments help

@user-jl8ue7fr7k. Where are they building them? Of course they have the right to spend their money how they like but why are they afraid to return home to these mansions, the answer is that the jobless youth will kidnap them. The truth is that they can build their mansion and still help to develop their communities. If westerners think the way you think, their countries will not be developed as it is today such that many are immigrating down there, including you, I believe

@@therealist2000 Government cannot solely manage these facilities either. If you have ever worked or know someone who worked in the civil service in Nigeria, you should know that by now. They have a very nonchalant attitude towards work. In fact Nigerian civil service is the most corrupt organization that exist in Nigeria. The role of government in countries where capitalism is practiced is just to put laws in place regarding the setting up and operation of these facilities and also to enforce such laws in cases of non-compliance. How many government agencies have been run down in Nigeria - Nitel (telecom) but look at how private organizations are doing it today, electricity, etc. Government can still manage some but not everything

​@@therealist2000who told you that? Can you say that about government hospital? Lmao

And who told you they don’t build hospitals, companies and schools?! 😳 They are SCORES of schools and public health centers/hospitals built by private citizens and often donated to the government which then runs it into the ground. SMDH

You are indeed a wise man!

Start with thousand and million.

Nig country big large living.

But nwanne, you can do both . A good and comfortable house is good, but human empowerment, as Dave said, will go a long way. @Davenkwa, where have you been, bro ? It's been a while since I came across your stuff online. Idi kwa okay ?

​@@Chrisugowiser statement

Well understandable.. thank you

He got the answer right

Your design professor was useless. I am a Nigerian in the U.S. I'm also an architect and a builder. High pitched roofs are NOT for tropical areas. They are for areas with SNOW. There is a level of ignorance where people see things on TV in U.S and build it without understanding the reasons. Water needs VERY little slope to drain. As a matter of fact, if the pitch is too high the rain water will over shoot the gutters. I just came back from Nigeria. ...I almost threw up seeing the overpitched roofs......SMH.

​@@nonsoonyemano he did not.

@ravingisom thanks I always wonders why Nigerian house hv high pitch thanks ❤

Thank you so much!

Remember abandoned properties in Port Harcourt and other places in Nigeria?

Some of our cultures are backward and not serving our modern generations in any way.

What a waste.

There is no comfort in death unless you die in God. You can't take any wealth to the grave.

@@teeteeme5752 It's not a waste. Igbo build both in their villages and in the cities.

I thought that should be obvious to anyone? Shouldn't you develop where you came from by building the best you can afford there? It's annoying when some people accuse South Easterns of "bragging".

It's not obvious to everyone. They don't go back to their villages.​@@adeOLUWA

A lot of Igbo suffer from self-hate and worship white people. They need to marry their own Igbo and keep their wealth among themselves.

Isn't that what 'family' is all about? She's home with her man. Colour is not an issue. Best..

And I love how she’s letting her man do the lead! Not being cocky…God bless her

I believe she has learned our culture very well. I'm very proud of her.

I spotted that as well, she had the walk, with the hands on the hip and the beautiful African dress she had on. You can tell she's embraced the culture.

Anything true we might be living in the days before WW3 in The West

Yes o ..once beaten, twice shy

Tax is what has built the the nation 😢❤

So your resources will be diminishing thanks to inflation. You no get shishi nobody with resources will ever reason like you.

Even in the USA, they're not everywhere

Be specific..... IGBO people not all Nigerians

@@theophilusjadon5931 Most Nigerians i know , build up Nigeria into what it is today, they survive as a nation amongst the chaos, their social organization is a great support without government help.

IGBO****😊

It doesn't seem like they do.

Are we watching the same video? I saw lots of trees

Must be cost of maintenance

@JoStylin Look closely and in the mansions compounds. So many viewers have noted the same too.

@@enriquekings9099 I'm Igbo and I can guarantee you 100%, our villages are full of trees since we a forest people. Many of us also own farmlands. Probably why we don't need more trees on our compounds. 😅 Also he didn’t really film the villages. He went to Owerri which is a town. Check out Abiriba if you want to see a real Igbo village surrounded by forests.

You guys worship money.

@@IamGodSontell me you’re poor without saying it 😂

@@IamGodSonyou can worship your poverty in peace ✌️

​@@IamGodSonMan think before you speak. The Igboman sees money as his servant. You send your money on errand and it obeys. You shouldn't stress yourself when you have a servant handy. Do you prefer stashing your money in banks and suffer lack?Or you hate hardwork because you relish poverty and living in squalor.