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Highlandgee:
For the latest news about happenings in the Nigerian community abroad, read the Afrotimes Newspaper
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Regie2bless:
he don turn American citizen by imprisonment, at least no fear of deportation until 99 yrs complete from there dey can deport him skeleton. Idiotic fellow

Highlandgee:
A Nigerian man who was earlier charged for allegedly sexually assaulting a female customer while working as a sales consultant has been placed on probation.

Israel Okwuchukwu Onwuegbuzie, 23, a University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) student from Nigeria, was originally scheduled to stand trial on the charge of sexual assault. Instead, on May 31 in provincial court in Charlottetown, Onwuegbuzie sat at the defence table next to his lawyer Isaac Quinn and pleaded guilty to the offence.

Reading from an agreed statement of facts, Crown attorney John Diamond said that on Saturday, Sept. 11, Onwuegbuzie was working as a sales consultant at Staples on University Avenue in Charlottetown. At around 9 a.m., a woman entered the store looking to buy a desk.
Onwuegbuzie spoke to the woman and said her lips were "really turning him on." The woman walked away and continued shopping in another aisle near the back of the store.

Onwuegbuzie followed her and put her hand on the crotch area on the outside of his pants. He then kissed her on the side of her face, neck and briefly on her lips, said Diamond.

The woman left the store and phoned the manager to complain about the encounter. Inside Staples, the woman was wearing her workplace uniform. Later that day at around 4:45 p.m., Onwuegbuzie showed up at her workplace – a local grocery store – and asked to see her.
Onwuegbuzie was recognized as the sales consultant from Staples and was asked by the store's manager to leave. He was arrested the following day on Sept. 12 for sexual assault.

Diamond presented a joint recommendation with Quinn for two years of probation and a conditional discharge. Diamond said he spoke with the female victim, and she was satisfied with the recommendation.

If Onwuegbuzie doesn't breach the conditions of his probation, he won't have a criminal conviction at the end of the two-year period.

Quinn told the court that his client is studying computer science at UPEI on a student visa and plans to graduate in the spring of 2024.

Quinn added that his client has a bright future ahead of him, and by pleading guilty, he spared the female victim from testifying at a trial.
Quinn noted that a conditional discharge was not contrary to public interest and a criminal conviction could lead to Onwuegbuzie being deported under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

Chief Judge Jeff Lantz accepted the joint recommendation. He agreed that a conditional discharge was obviously in Onwuegbuzie's best interest.

The recommendation was also not contrary to public interest to have Onwuegbuzie finish his degree at UPEI and learn from the experience.

Lantz also summarized a victim impact statement filed with the court, saying that the woman quit her job as a result of the incident. She is also dealing with panic attacks and is fearful of being inside stores and near strangers.

During the two-year probation period, Onwuegbuzie is not allowed to have any contact with the victim. He is also required to take programs for sexual deviancy and/or respectful relationships.

Other aspects of the sentence require Onwuegbuzie to provide a sample of his DNA to the national databank and pay a $100 victim surcharge.

Source: Afrotimes Newspaper
https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper/photos/a.119381757440035/126879060023638/

RedChiefPriest:
Stealing somebody's hard-earned property is inhuman but only monsters will kill another human being unless out of self defence.
I hate people that think human life is meaningless and they can just take it anyhow.
She's dead and he will probably be sentenced to death or life imprisonment.
Next life they both should try to do better.

Hafizah:
How true is this? So even if an U.S Citizen comes down to Nigeria and get married, do their spouse have to wait these long to get their application approved. Pls shed more light

WatchYourSix:
If a stranger kiss you on your face, and you dont want her to do so....will you wait for her to plant the secomd kiss on your neck...u still ddnt like it...wait for her to kiss your "briefly" on the lips....

I dont get...it doesnt add up...
Mayb if i experience it ..i can relate

Cubalabloo:
I blame Buhari.

Highlandgee:
This week, 37-year Nigerian Mom, Vivian Olumide dropped to her knees in her workplace, cried out in a voice tinged with pain of the past and joy of the present, and praised God for all to hear.

Last November, on the day before her actual birthday, Hamilton, Ontario resident Vivian and her 11- year-old son Kelvin were ordered by the Canada Border Service Agency to be out of Canada before Jan. 4, 2022.

Read previous story here: https://afrotimesnews.com/category/immigration/

Six years earlier, they had arrived in Toronto for a vacation, along with Vivian’s then-husband, who is also Kelvin’s father. She said that when the husband returned to Nigeria, he told her not to follow him, but then later demanded Kelvin return to him.

Vivian claimed refugee status together with her only child, but their subsequent application to remain in the country as refugees was denied, as was their appeal. The first order for them to leave Canada was issued in 2017.

In 2021 they applied to remain on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, but were again denied.

What they had going for them were friends in Hamilton who waged a campaign to help. A crowdfunding effort raised $19,800 toward legal fees, and social media posts trumpeted their cause.

With time running out, a prayer vigil in their honour was held at the church. And then, before Christmas, their lawyer Lorne Waldman successfully appealed the denial of the humanitarian application with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. The deportation order was withdrawn.

The appeal refocused their case, emphasizing that it was in Kelvin’s best interests to remain in Canada. He has flourished in Hamilton, where he sings in a choir, plays piano, excels in school, and has made close friends.

But while their case for obtaining permanent resident status looked strong, official approval dragged on for the next five months.

Wearing her scrubs, Vivian, a Personal Support Worker was on a break when she checked her phone. There was an email from an immigration official. Oh no, she thought. What now?

The email was vanilla in tone. But it included a link to a portal to create Canadian permanent resident cards for her and Kelvin.
Permanent resident.

“I just started screaming,” she said “I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. One of the ladies asked me: ‘are you OK?’ I said yes, I have good news, my PR was approved! I knelt in the hallway, I felt like I couldn’t breathe, but I calmed myself down ... I felt like I walked through fire to get to this point. I said, God is real, and thank you, Jesus.”

She told Kelvin the news after school.

In recent months she has been attending a women’s discussion group. She said it has helped her learn to forgive herself, for mistakes she has made, as well as those who have hurt her, including her ex-husband.

“I forgive him,” she said. “That chapter has been closed ... Everything feels settled.”

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CetZYnwr9DH/

ednut1:
Unfortunately oyinbo is not buying all these cheap loes anymore. No one is being forced to do FGM in Nigeria or being jailed for being gay. Make una stop this nonsense

tumababa:
Won ti get e