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ABSTRACT

Movement of people from one place to the other has become the other of the day because of several reasons all pinned to importance attached to life. Life is the first and most precious gift of God to man and to save this life, man is free to take shelter wherever it suits him. Unfortunately, the present situation of affairs in Nigeria drives citizens out of the nation imbedded with the loss of human life. Today, Nigerians are facing severe life challenging issues that threatens the existence of life. Most Nigerians if given opportunity would prefer migration as the only solution to the recent political and religious crisis, unemployment, insecurity and sub-standard of living. These ugly situations in the country have made migration a necessity and not a choice. This paper studies and ventilates migration so as to bring to the open why Nigerians are migrating exponentially. It then goes further to examine the Church's stand on migration, the role the Church is playing to ameliorate the situation. The Church's longstanding teaching drawn from natural law is examined and the result shows that the Church recognizes the nation as an extension of the human family. Hence, no man is a stranger on earth because God is common father of all. Nations are advised to address the conditions that make citizens to begin to consider migration as a solution; leaders should make their home countries livable for their citizens. Going further, from the backdrop of Genesis 12:10, the Church asserts that when the need arises, man is free to save life wherever it suits him.