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Friday 23 January 2015

UK wants to deport 5yr old Nigerian boy Rafeeq Atanda, mum pleads

A Nigerian mum on Wednesday pleaded with the UK Govt to allow her son remain in the country hours before he was due to be deported to Nigeria, a country his mother says he's never lived in.

5 year old Rafeeq Atanda (pictured above) and his mother Bola Fatunbi, were held on Wednesday night at the immigration center in London ahead on the scheduled deportation yesterday. Looks like they may even have been deported.
"Speaking from the centre, Bola told the Evening Chronicle: “I feel safe in Gateshead, but we have no one in Nigeria. Rafeeq was born here, he goes to school here and is doing well, it is so very hard for us. There are so many kidnappings and frightening things with Boko Haram happening in Nigeria, it would not be safe.”
From UK Mirror
Fighting back tears, Bola, 30, told how she had first come to the UK following the death of her parents and brothers and sisters in a car tragedy in Nigeria in 1997.
She said: “It was so hard but I thought I’d have a better life here and we have made a lot of friends in Gateshead.”
Gateshead MP Ian Mearns has now asked the Home Office to urgently reconsider their decision to deport the little boy.
Despite being born in this country, Rafeeq faces being removed from the UK with Bola. The Chronicle understand Mr Mearns contacted the Home Office on Wednesday, requesting a barrier be placed on the planned deportation, citing concerns over Rafeeq’s health.
He received a response stating: “We are aware of the health issues regarding this family and have been working with various services to ensure the family’s needs are met during removal.
“It is considered there are no grounds to place a barrier on this removal at this time.”
Now, Mr Mearns is asking for an “urgent reconsideration of the case”.
He said: “I understand that the family are desperately trying to put together the evidence to submit a fresh application to remain. Surely time should be given for that application to be made and considered.”
More than 5,500 people have now added their names to a petition launched earlier this week asking for the Government to reconsider deporting the little boy.
Family friend Kath Hayward, who started the petition, said: “We’ve had so many people sign up since Wednesday. We are only hoping this will now do some good.
“We would urge more people to get involved. We have heard from Bola’s solicitor and everything that can be done to help, is now being done.”
Rafeeq has established himself as a popular pupil with a lot of friends, but their lives were turned upside down on Monday when the pair were removed from their home, taken to an immigration holding centre, and told they would be deported back to Nigeria.
Bola said: “We just got taken and put into a car. We were not allowed to take any of our possessions.”
A Home Office spokesman said: “Bola Fatumbi was first told in 2007 that she had no right to be in the UK. Later that year she was jailed for nine months for possession of a false document, which she used to illegally obtain employment in the UK.
“She subsequently applied for asylum. This claim was refused, the decision backed up by an independent judge who found her claims not to be credible.
“Every claim is carefully considered and where there is a genuine need of protection asylum will be granted.
“We provide help and support to those found not to have the right to remain in the UK in returning to their own country. If they refuse to engage with this process we will enforce removal."

147 comments:

AbokiDaWarriBoy said...

Na wa ooo

AbokiDaWarriBoy said...

Na wa ooo

AbokiDaWarriBoy said...

Shits happen o.chaii

Unknown said...

Hmm..






Okoro upgraded**

Anonymous said...

Sadly, the UK doesn't care. Once it gets to this deportation stage, it's become rather late.

Unknown said...

Abeg don't deport d boy. Poor rafeeq

Unknown said...

Eiyaaa

Anonymous said...

Deport their mama

Anonymous said...

Deport their mama

Bonita Bislam said...

If only Nigerian is a better country,people won't be struggling to stay oversea.To survive in this country is a talent on its own .

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Kidnapping, killing and boko haram and yet i still dey for the same Nigeria..... Very funny reasons she gave though but i thought since the little man was born there he is automatically a UK citizen.....
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Unknown said...

These Niggas ain't loyal no de aint

Unknown said...

Na craze dey worry you 4 painting our country black, you don't feel safe coming to naija cos of kidnappings & BH but you feel safe 4 there wey dem dey kill blacks anytime any white person is trigger-happy, Anuofia. If dey deport you, ngwanu no return. Linda take note!

bsek said...

Madam,carry that boy come 9ja,Boko dey North n not the whole of 9ja. Come back home.

ammy said...

If u relocate 2 anoda country wt fake document,u shld xpect d worst no matter how long u stay dre. Abeg come back come vote.

Unknown said...

May God help her and her kid

Unknown said...

Ehyah...The judge should temper justice with mercy n give her some time to sort herself out...biko

BECKYS WORLD EVENTS /NAIJA BAKERS BLOG said...

But, once u committed an illegal offence of presenting false documents, d system blvs u need to b flushed out. Must u stay in d UK under false pretence? I don't sympathise

Peejay said...

The caption misled me. I thought he alone was being deported. Smh.

Anonymous said...

sad thing is when the Paki's come to UK, they don't deport them despite the threat that they are actually potential terrorists....but because they (and their country) provide money for the UK, they don't even try to deport them at all....mshew...The UK government are bloody hypocrites

Unknown said...

God help your people,my heart goes to the lil boy

Unknown said...

ORISHIRISHI

Anonymous said...

Rubbish

Beautiful wifey said...

I pity dis little boy. Where will they start from if deported

Unknown said...

It's not easy looking for green pastures in obodo oyibo. How I wish the standard of living in Nigeria is better.

Shalom in Nigeria, Amen.

Unknown said...

She is crazy though for saying those bullshits 'bout nigeria

Unknown said...

Linda,u dnt post ma comments,Y?*sobs a little clean ma eyes n runs away*

ary said...

abeg! So Boko haram is no everywhere? I didn't know Boko haram was in the West too! If you want to stay in a country, do it with dignity, don't surly your motherland because you want to jand!

REXOVIC said...

na by force to stay for uk?

BlessedDude2015 said...

Deporting this little kid.. Hehe!



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Unknown said...

Its a pity.

Unknown said...

I really pity her and her cute son. That's what happens when you live in another man's country. They will always treat you like a slave. A friend of mine that lives abroad always has to carry his papers and passport around coz the police can come in at anytime and start harrasing Nigerians. Not fair..

Unknown said...

That's not fair oo.
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Unknown said...

They don't joke with the law, I don't know if her pleas will help at all.

Unknown said...

Nigeria is not as bad as she thinks.
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Unknown said...

Eyaaa. Feel her pain. Pray they resolve it amicable and allow her & son to stay. This place is really scary kinda... This wT GEJ and his team hv turn dis grt Nation into... So pathetic...

Unknown said...

O ga ooo

CELEB said...

Its well! Let them stay !

GALORE said...

Eya


Make them leave her now!!!




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Unknown said...

Kai!!! These Britons hen!

eka said...

abeg, we wey dey here never die finish....so have little dignity for yourself and re-start life again in your homeland.

Unknown said...

Times are hard.



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Jules said...

Eyaaa...she has really gone thru a lot

Anonymous said...

Nawa 4 oyibo's. #oneandonlynwa@gmail.com#

dami said...

It is well with them...

David Iyke said...

So no one is alive in Nigeria abi? Why not look for a better reason than this? shit happen. Naija for life.

Unknown said...

who told her its not safe here... see let her come after the elections

Unknown said...

pls come back home, some of us are not doing badly here.

Unknown said...

No be small something.

OdofT said...

If she is in UK with illegal papers,then are they(UK) not justified for deporting her?.Sentiment apart!

OdofT said...

If she is in UK with illegal papers,then are they(UK) not justified for deporting her?.Sentiment apart!

OdofT said...

If she is in UK with illegal papers,then are they(UK) not justified for deporting her?.Sentiment apart!

Unknown said...

Eyyaa

Unknown said...

So we wey dy Nigeria we no be human being???....yeye people....abeg send them come Nigeria make we dy struggle together o jere

Dilichukwu said...

Haba! Bola. come back to Nigerian. Boko Haram is not in Lagos and you will survive here. Cheers Mate!

Unknown said...

Hmmmmm,

Phoenix said...

Camon come back home jare...thats how you all give us a bad name. Did they tell you say Boko Haram enevelope the whole country?!?Allow your boy come and learn some real morals here madam!

Unknown said...

White fowl oyinbo peeps...

Unknown said...

They should allow the boy stay
But madam has bokoharam killed all of here?
How many people have they kidnapped?
Stop painting. Nigeria bad abeg

Anonymous said...

2 bad

Anonymous said...

Hmmmmmmm why you sef ho mame your pikin Rafeeq?

Anonymous said...

she is there illegally why is she pleading to remain there...... see her talking about boko haram people like us that sre still here nko abegi......... there is no sentiment here U are there illegally u should be sent home

Anonymous said...

Asylum say dem want kidnap her over what or how much? She lied to remain there n now she has put that child at risk

Anonymous said...

Her whole family was killed bokol haram all the way in northeast will also kill them lie small small madam uk agency know a lot about Nigeria

aproko manager said...

Make una leave er na...wicked pple

Unknown said...

Na there country make den do any hw....

Unknown said...

See my people everywhere, doing as much as they can never to return back here.

Unknown said...

If not for the situation of the country, why would some one be humiliated in such manner, and the person is still pleading to stay..mtchwww

Unknown said...

This is just outrageous
Who's gonna cater for d kid on Nigeria
Stupid ass decision





......Sleekz

Anonymous said...

It is well....
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mankind said...

i understand that it is better for the boy to grow in uk than Nigeria but boko boy as an excuse is no no for me

knowurway.com said...

Hmmm na waooo, can u see life? Is becos Nigeria is a failed state. If nt she we be happy 2 com home with her son becos home is home nothing like home!

Anonymous said...

Bola come back home and start a business!! U will have more self respect than staying in obodo oyibo, jobless and waiting eternally for paper!!

Unknown said...

SORRY.IT PAYS DOING THE RIGHT THING AND FOLLOWING THE RIGHT ORDER.....AKA....AMBASSADOR

Juleslouis said...

Awww! so sad. But the way people in diaspora see the happening in Nigeria, they feel this place is not safe at all. But people live here too. I feel for them sha.

Anonymous said...

na wa ooo

Unknown said...

Chaiiiii




*oparoescalade*

Unknown said...

Chaiiiii




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Abeg let uk let them be, the boy was born there so what is the problem, even if the mom used fake papers and so? I know there are laws guiding this things but they should reconsider for the sake of the boy cos nothing and no one is here for them in naija o. My two cent

Unknown said...

I feel for them. The UK government should please have mercy.


Busy Fingers.

Unknown said...

Abeg evri body wont stay in London.. boko haram kidnap still people survive in Nigeria..come bak home..............................#KingOfKings #6God

Unknown said...

No place like home, no 1 can deport u from 9ja nw

JOYCHY said...

Eyahhh......dey should free d boy now, shey he's a citizen!!Ahh

Unknown said...

eyahhh!!!
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Anonymous said...

I wept as I read dis, God help naija

Anonymous said...

Why did you comment thrice?







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mee said...

Chei I know these people, they were my church members in Newcastle. This is so sad

Mr nice guy said...

Eya back to suffer


@lwkmd_naija

GR8BABE said...

Please UK gov reconsider Rafeeq and his Mum.

Unknown said...

uk and their way

Mz Naija said...

Hmmm..no comment

Unknown said...

Hummmm,hummm

Anonymous said...

it will b hard on d boy but we can all seevthe mother is overplaying the nigerian situation. she is jus deperate. goodluck to the boy sha.
sheunlee

Unknown said...

God help her

Gentletee said...

Painful. I wish they stay action.

Unknown said...

I don't blame them..this boko haram menace is really disturbing the citizens
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Unknown said...

Oh God have nercy!!!!may the prayersvof millions on tgem be heard by gov in jesus name amen JC

MARIO said...

Eyaaaa poor woman, dis is wat Nigeria is causing, if only our country is peaceful and all resources being harnessed adequately, will all dis shits happen? Our leaders save our nameoooooo. Stop painting Nigeria black d more!

Unknown said...

See uk that her citizen enter nigeria any how

Unknown said...

Abeg mke dis white pple alow dem stay o

Anonymous said...

Awwwww

Anonymous said...

Stupid woman is boko haram in her village, they wud just be giving nigeria more bad publicity

Unknown said...

Story! Lies upon lies! Deport them jare!

Anonymous said...

Go to your country is not a punishment

Unknown said...

Serious issue
Don't suffer yourself out there, come back home if you can


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Anonymous said...

Eyaaaaa!!

Anonymous said...

And some people consider UK home or great place ? This same people colonised the world today they re busy dealing hard on innocent people because they seek refuge. What a shame

godson onyekuru said...

UK should reconsider naaa! He was born there now

Anonymous said...

That's one thing Yankee is good for, uk law crappy as shit....,
TemiD

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Unknown said...

Too bad of Brit gov y deport a boy born in ur country

Anonymous said...

If there wasn't a mention of the boy's health issues, I would have said GET YOUR ASS BACK TO NAIJA JOR! You entered illegally and should not be allowed to break the law. Unfortunately, innocent children have to bear the brunt of their parents' mistakes. And no ma'am...Boko Haram ain't got time for you! Foreigners are trooping into Nigeria daily so I bet you can also manage just fine! Pssh!

Unknown said...

Eyaah fa.

Unknown said...

I pity the young man and I hope the UKBA rescind the deportation decision. The present Tory government is hitting hard of late to illegal immigrants and just maybe some of them should voluntarily move back to Nigeria. Life in this country without papers is not worth it

Anonymous said...

Lol !! Gidibase 😊

Anonymous said...

Abeg respect yourself and come back to your country, instead of begging and disgracing your country and yourself! Nonsense.

Unknown said...

it is well...

Unknown said...

it is well...

Unknown said...

It's well
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Unknown said...

Na wa oo, but why na

Unknown said...

It's so sad.......... all the blame to our selfish do or die politicians

Anonymous said...

Wow

SWILL MARTIN said...

Dnt get what did he do???aint he too yung 2 commit an offence he is an infant!

Anonymous said...

It is well ooooo !!! If no be say our leaders don spoil this country Citizens of this country for they hassle and enjoy life here than running elsewhere. Bad leaders ona don see watin ona course abi?? Iya Faruk, Olorun wa pelu e, You will not be deported, IJN, Gods grace will see you through.

Anonymous said...

I don't understand. Wasn't the child born in the uk therefore qualified to be a citizen??? What a racist country.

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Anonymous said...

Now if you deport the boy, he will not be able to reside in the UK for 10yrs to get his British passport even though he was born in the UK!
The UK suck so it's the immigration law...it's a dunpster for immigrants. Please I'll advise you not to go there for school or stay or anything except you are a professional footballer or for vacation!!!!

Anonymous said...

Wasn't the child born in the UK therefore qualified to be a citizen???

To answer your question; the law now is even though you are born in the UK, the boy will have to stay in the UK for 10yrs to be qualified to be a citizen. It's the mom that is being deported, and ofcourse she has a child, so they are deporting both of them. She's really just fighting for her son to stay because he was born there, and she be deported!

But what's the point...take your boy and go home. UK suck anyways. Go to another country. America is waiting!!!

Unknown said...

Na wa o,c d boy head.come back to ur country if dey do nt want u

Unknown said...

Like seriously..she just tarnished our rehabilitating image ..do t she know she'd be deemed a threat to that environment for mentioning Boko haram

Anonymous said...

The boy doesn't look well fed meaning she's struggling there. They make all sort of nonsense stories just to stay back. Come back to your country stupid woman

Unknown said...

Pls they shouldn't...
For the sake of d son.

yawanow said...

its a pity

Ifeoma O said...

Boko na Boko. Another form of Boko dey U.K na. In fact their own Boko dey worse.

Ifeoma O said...

Boko na Boko. Another form of Boko dey U.K na. In fact their own Boko dey worse.

Unknown said...

As sad as it is they will be deported. Immigration is so hard in the uk.

If she had given birth to him in the US, it wud be a lot better

Unknown said...

It doesn't work that way in the UK, but works so in the US. For a child to be a British citizen either of their parents must equally be a citizen, regardless if they were born in Britain or oversees.

Unknown said...

Can only imagine her fear?its a pity

Unknown said...

I dislike UK so much that I wanna hit someone! I won't advice my enemy to think or plan of relocating to the UK. Such rubbish will never n ever happen in the US.

Anonymous said...

You said it all...the uk govt even prefer those (paki) benefits scroungers to black pple

Subomi said...

hmmmm sad but thousands signing petition wont solve this unfortunately

snowflix said...

Oh my dear Nigeria! It is well, I believe in a better Nigeria. It's so heartbreaking that Nigeria is the way it is smh #onelovefromsnow#

Unknown said...

Its not their fault, if not that our leaders are useless what on earth will a Nigerian be doing in another country? We so blessed, so talented, hardworking and intelligent! God help us

Anonymous said...

Go and stay in Lagos, ma'am.

Anonymous said...

Everybody enter house! Before an exam, you are told not to carry chips into the hall; you are warned severally. You decide to go ahead with your expo and when you are caught, you beg for all reasons. Everybody enter house!

Unknown said...

Nigeria is not safe, God will deliver Nigeria. Over there, govt provide for education but here, u will pay tru ur nose. I feel u Rafeeq's mum

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