Somali Parents In London Send Their Children Back To War-Torn East African Country Because They Say It Is Safer Than The Crime-Hit Capital
Islington mayor estimates two in five Somali families send children home
Rakhia Ismail is herself a mother of four who came to London as Somali refugee
One 15-year-old boy was stabbed four times just 17 days after returning to the UK from Somaliland
Hundreds of British parents are sending their teenage children back to East Africa to avoid the knife crime epidemic that has struck London and seen 51 murders this year.
And the teenagers say they feel safer there, despite the Foreign and Commonwealth office advising against all travel to Somalia and warning against the threat of terrorism across Kenya.
One Somali mother, Amina, was interviewed on the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme and told the harrowing story of how her 15-year-old son was stabbed four times, just 17 days after he returned from a year-long stay in their homeland.
She said: ‘They damaged his bladder, his kidneys, his liver. He’s got permanent damage.
‘He was safer there [in Somaliland] than he was here, 100 per cent more safe than in London.’
Last year the Foreign Office named Somalia the 13th most dangerous country in the world due to its constant threat of terrorism.
And yet two in five Somalian families in London are sending their children home to avoid the knife crime epidemic hitting the capital, according to the mayor of Islington.
Selected Comments:
Good. Bye!
Wow so parents are staying here?
If it’s safer in Somalia than the U.K. why do they need asylum?
Obviously Somalia is safe enough for children
I presume they are not claiming benefit for these children
Another stunning triumph for the crazed Socialist Left: Somalia is now safer than London.