Mothers and grandmothers, some of whom have lived in the UK for decades, are among those facing deportation to Nigeria and Ghana on a controversial Home Office charter flight on Wednesday. It is unusual to see such a large number of women on a deportation flight to the west African countries. Some suffer from severe mental health problems and are on anti-psychotic medication. One 40-year-old mother of three British children has previously been sectioned under the Mental Health Act. I escaped Nigeria to save my life.”Adeniyi Raji, 48, is a gay man facing removal to Nigeria for a second time.

Source: The Guardian June 26, 2022 19:20 UTC