By Abiola Olawale
In a chilling forecast, Ben Murray-Bruce, the renowned founder of the Silverbird Group and former Nigerian senator, has sounded the alarm on an impending World War III.
Speaking during an interview, Murray-Bruce painted a stark picture of a world teetering on the brink of catastrophic conflict.
Yet, amidst the grim prophecy, he boldly declared Nigeria an asylum for survivors.
Murray-Bruce said: “We’re in big trouble and as long as we have the kind of leaders we have in the world today, I see World War Three coming and it’s going to be terrible.
“The beauty of World War III is that it’s not going to affect Africa. Africa will be spared. You guys are going to fight all across the world but we are going to be safe in Nigeria.
“Nobody is going to be fighting in Nigeria because we have no territorial ambitions, we have no desire to acquire nuclear weapons, we don’t want to fight anybody, we’re friends with all our West African neighbours.”
He went on to suggest that in the aftermath of a global war, Nigeria would be in a position to welcome displaced populations from the West, however, under strict visa conditions.
“So yeah, there’s going to be a World War III, the rest of the world will be destroyed and we’ll be happy to welcome Americans, Israelis, and Iranians to Nigeria,” he said.
“And we’ll make sure you all have your visas to come here because we don’t want you to come as immigrants, and we don’t want to treat you very badly when you come here, but we’re going to treat you well when you come to visit us in Nigeria.”
Murray-Bruce’s comments come amid growing regional conflicts. In the Middle East, tensions between Iran and Israel have escalated with both nations exchanging missiles, drone strikes, and air raids that have raised fears of a broader conflict.
