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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.”

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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.

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http://notjustafrica.com/uk-wants-to-deports-5yr-old-nigerian-boy-rafeeq-atanda-mum-pleads/

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Poor boy getting caught up in this mess, using boko haram as an excuse to claim asylum does not work.

justwise:
Poor boy getting caught up in this mess, using boko haram as an excuse to claim asylum does not work.

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Can't they allow them to stay on humanitarian and compassionate ground .......l thought there was a provision in the asylum law that allows such to scale through if an asylum seeker is refused....

shinejackie:
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Can't they allow them to stay on humanitarian and compassionate ground .......l thought there was a provision in the asylum law that allows such to scale through if an asylum seeker is refused....

That is when the claim is genuine

justwise:


That is when the claim is genuine

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Okay,thanks..

pls they shouldnt

'various services to meet families health needs during removal'
Such a typical Civil Servants response!!!!
Hopefully, NHS would seek consultancy from the Reddinton (all fully paid by the British Taxpayers) If only wishes were horses!!!!

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Modified

Come back to Nigeria our economy is fast growing

Not good. Tender Justice with Mercy Mr Cameron

https://www.youtube.com/watch?L6mCU_hC4

He needs to be deported. He stole my sweet yesterday. ;DHe needs to be deported. He stole my sweet yesterday.

We are waiting for her..

We are enjoying naija, they should come back and ask UK to suck it up their arses

Enemies from their village are very strong

Awww sad

Stupid woman giving us a bad name because she want to remain in obodo oyibo, see the kid self do head like wetin i nor know, not even up to average kid in Nigeria.

They should deport her abeg, you be surprise this same woman who claims her immediate and extended family are all dead will have her mother running from church to church to stop this deportation. Nonsense

All these asylum seekers paintin Nigeria in a bad light. How can she talk about BH when BH is firmly rooted in the North while she is from Osun state.

justwise:


That is when the claim is geniue

are her claims not genuine? Are you saying there r no insecurity issues facing this nation? Abeg they shuld allow her jare!

Wat is d boy crime

God bless Nigeria.

Let her come o, no place like home. Come and join us vote GEJ till 2019

chidiebere2020:
What is the boy's crime?

"There are so many kidnappings and frightening things with Boko Haram happening in Nigeria, it would not be safe.”

See what GEJ's incompetence has cost us. No one feels safe again. It's a sad thing.
SMH

She's lying,trying to raise d sentiments/emotions of people thus post her kid's pics
Her utterances is a slap in the face on residents in Nigeria,Boko haram is only in d north-east

And that's life

4 wat na