UK paralympian to be deported to Nigeria on 11th December
Disabled People's Direct Action Network | 03.12.2009 21:37 | Migration | Repression | Social Struggles
Vincent Onwubiko is currently in Brixton prison awaiting deportation on 11th December. He has represented the UK at the Paralympics, is married to a British woman and has an 11-year-old daughter born in Britain.
Dear all,
Vincent, Onwubiko has been sent tickets to be removed/deported on Virgin Atlantic Flight VS651 on 11 December departing Heathrow terminal 3 at 22:20.
Vincent came from Nigeria in 1994. He is married to someone of British descent and they have an 11-year-old daughter. He lived in Lewisham until his detention.
He is being held in Brixton (rather than at a detention centre) because the pretext for his deportation is that he was driving whilst banned. He is a polio survivor and has a dislocated hip.
He states that the Home Office (HO) have told Lewisham Hospital not to operate on his hip because of his legal status. He has not left the UK since arriving here in 1994. He has represented the UK at the Paralympics on a number of occasions, prior to him acquiring his hip injury which he says he got whilst representing the UK at International Level.
Vincent's legal representative is Michael but Vincent cannot recall his last name. Michael's mobile number is 07984 203085 and his landline is at Dolphin Solicitors 0207 358 6160.
It is not possible to telephone Vincent as he is being held at a prison rather than at a detention/removal centre. You can write to him at HMP Brixton. His Prisoner Number should be put on the outside and inside of all correspondence. It is BN8346.
His postal (and physical) address is A wing, HMP Brixton, PO box 369, Jebb Avenue, SW2 5XF.
Please pass on this info to anyone whom you think may be able to influence directly or indirectly his situation. He says a court case is pending with the European Court of Human Rights and that his solicitor has said that he should not be deported pending the outcome of that case. The HO is ignoring that advice. His physical condition is deteriorating whilst he is being held in Brixton Prison and he has not got access to the hospital or medical care he needs. Vincent is seeking release to an address in Lewisham pending the resolution of outstanding legal cases. He says that no criminal prosecution is being pursued against him and that the HO is simply seeking to have him removed from the UK.
Best wishes,
Mike Higgins
Disabled People's Direct Action Network
m.j.higgins@blueyonder.co.uk
Vincent, Onwubiko has been sent tickets to be removed/deported on Virgin Atlantic Flight VS651 on 11 December departing Heathrow terminal 3 at 22:20.
Vincent came from Nigeria in 1994. He is married to someone of British descent and they have an 11-year-old daughter. He lived in Lewisham until his detention.
He is being held in Brixton (rather than at a detention centre) because the pretext for his deportation is that he was driving whilst banned. He is a polio survivor and has a dislocated hip.
He states that the Home Office (HO) have told Lewisham Hospital not to operate on his hip because of his legal status. He has not left the UK since arriving here in 1994. He has represented the UK at the Paralympics on a number of occasions, prior to him acquiring his hip injury which he says he got whilst representing the UK at International Level.
Vincent's legal representative is Michael but Vincent cannot recall his last name. Michael's mobile number is 07984 203085 and his landline is at Dolphin Solicitors 0207 358 6160.
It is not possible to telephone Vincent as he is being held at a prison rather than at a detention/removal centre. You can write to him at HMP Brixton. His Prisoner Number should be put on the outside and inside of all correspondence. It is BN8346.
His postal (and physical) address is A wing, HMP Brixton, PO box 369, Jebb Avenue, SW2 5XF.
Please pass on this info to anyone whom you think may be able to influence directly or indirectly his situation. He says a court case is pending with the European Court of Human Rights and that his solicitor has said that he should not be deported pending the outcome of that case. The HO is ignoring that advice. His physical condition is deteriorating whilst he is being held in Brixton Prison and he has not got access to the hospital or medical care he needs. Vincent is seeking release to an address in Lewisham pending the resolution of outstanding legal cases. He says that no criminal prosecution is being pursued against him and that the HO is simply seeking to have him removed from the UK.
Best wishes,
Mike Higgins
Disabled People's Direct Action Network
m.j.higgins@blueyonder.co.uk
Disabled People's Direct Action Network
e-mail:
m.j.higgins@blueyonder.co.uk