As thousands of Moroccans who forced their way into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta this week were returning home, many did so with their dreams broken and newly convinced that reaching Spain was not worth the risks. Mohamed Nias was one of the hundreds of Moroccans who left work in a hurry on Thursday, having "heard that the border with Ceuta was open". Once on Spanish territory, they were intercepted by Spain's Guardia Civil gendarmerie at sea but managed to escape. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementAyoub El Abied, 16, was among the many young Moroccans who headed to Ceuta. "In the end, there's nowhere better than Morocco," he said, decrying their "bad experience" on the other side of the border.