Immigration detainee found hanged
Watchdog report criticises prison

An inquest into the death of a detainee heard he killed himself because he feared being sent back to Nigeria.

Riliwanu Balogan was found hanged at Glen Parva Young Offender's Institute in Leicester a day after his 21st birthday in 2011.

The inquest heard he had told staff he had nothing to live for.

The hearing coincided with the release of a report which said the centre had improved but there were still problems.

'Living in the slums'
The jury inquest, which is expected to finish on Thursday, heard Mr Balogan moved to the UK when he was seven-years-old and spent much of his childhood in institutions.

He was transferred to Glen Parva, which holds men aged 18 to 21, in April 2011 to await deportation.

The morning he was found hanged on 8 May 2011 he was assessed by staff after cutting himself.

Paul Mayfield, a senior prison officer, said at the hearing: "He told me he had nothing to live for. He said 'I'll be deported back to Nigeria. I've got no-one back there. I'll be living in the slums'."

He was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary after staff tried to revive him but died a week later.

The hearing also heard he had a string of previous convictions and that at the end of April he struggled to speak to a nurse because he was sobbing so hard.

An interim report by the HM Inspectorate of Prisons, released on Wednesday, showed the institute was "making sufficient progress" since its last inspection in 2009.

Inspectors, who visited after Mr Balogan's death, said they were pleased to see improvements in the management of vulnerable prisoners and that suicide and self-harm was "generally well managed".

But concerns were raised over dirty accommodation and the limited amount of time detainees spent outside their cells.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-21157755

So is hell better than Nigeria now

Or did he decided to dice it between chances and luck?

R.I.P though.

Yeye... sha.. RIP..

Legit1: So is hell better than Nigeria now

Or did he decided to dice it between chances and luck?

R.I.P though.

He is Not going to hell,he is dead and at peace. While you remain in turmoil in the living hell that he avoided.

Legit1: So is hell better than Nigeria now

Or did he decided to dice it between chances and luck?

R.I.P though.

How do you know the dude is going to hell?

Anyway, is Nigeria any better. Boko haram up north, Ritualist and robbery SW. Kidnappers SE and SS. Which side is safe?

One_Naira:

How do you know the dude is going to hell?

Anyway, is Nigeria any better. Boko haram up north, Ritualist and robbery SW. Kidnappers SE and SS. Which side is safe?

redsun:

He is Not going to hell,he is dead and at peace. While you remain in turmoil in the living hell that he avoided.

Go hang yourself too na

dat name suppose be Balogun!

Speechless!

Too bad

He was just a troubled and somewhat unfortunate kid

lacking courage to survive .
Cowardly act

mrkels: Did he die?

So if he were a Somalian citizen, he would have organised his death and amputation rather than be deported abi?

Olori burukun, mumu ode, na so oyibo land dey sweet am reach, then the rest of us wey dey here nko? Mtcheeww, another lost he-goat.

They say we should respect the dead, but if you're dumb ebough to kill yourself for something fo trivial, you deserve to be trampled upon and thrown into the deepest part of Hades

The fear of naija.......

@safari gurl word...I made fun of this post before, but then again I remembered not every one got the courage to deal with unfortunate events in their life, at some point or the other everybody needs someone to help them go through difficult times, I guess he had none and that was really sad and depressing for him. Its just too bad

Why should I even comment sef............abeg next jor......hopeless kid

BlackPikiN:
The hearing also heard he had a string of previous convictions and that at the end of April he struggled to speak to a nurse because he was sobbing so hard.

This here is so damn touching, pitiful & sobering!

With the trauma he must have passed through as an abandoned child raised in a foster home and about to be deported to Nigeria with no proper counseling ,honestly he had nothing to live for....most of us won't understand the huge burden that finally made this young man to chose the easy way out, but i'll pray for his soul....he's just one too many killed by our no love attitude to those that has nobody to love and care for them....

Finally UK govt una tryooohh,well done ,after all you stole from Africa you couldn't let this unfortunate soul live in your streets...smdh

Confused fellon

Ok

Who took him to the UK in the first place? Abi was he abandoned like someone said? Na wa o.

He had a history of cutting himself which also showed he had suicidal tendencies. This was an adolescent crying out for help. Did anyone in authority try to find out why he was abandoned by his family? D cause of his emotional trauma? No, they just assumed deportation is d answer. May his troubled soul RIP.

this make no sense. uk citizens too are commiting suicide.

vivacious vivi: He had a history of cutting himself which also showed he had suicidal tendencies. This was an adolescent crying out for help. Did anyone in authority try to find out why he was abandoned by his family? D cause of his emotional trauma? No, they just assumed deportation is d answer. May his troubled soul RIP.

That is to show you man's inhumanity to fellow man when you're down the ladder of life....

He is an idoit.

freecocoa: Who took him to the UK in the first place? Abi was he abandoned like someone said? Na wa o.

I'm am assuming you did not bother to read the thread before commenting.