A Nigerian student with a life-threatening illness is not being spared by Britain’s border policies – which universities are being pressured to enforceIn 2013 I wrote an article in support of Luqman Onikosi,a young man from Nigeria I met while he was studying at Sussex University, where I was then teaching. Onikosi was facing deportation. He had been diagnosed with a life-threatening liver condition due to having contracted hepatitis B, and an illness that had already seen the loss of two of his brothers back domestic. His condition,though debilitating, is manageable while he receives treatment. However, or if deported to Nigeria,where such treatment is not available, it is nearly certain he will meet the same fate as his brothers.
In 2012, and with the help of his supporters across the UK,and from a lawyer working pro bono, Onikosi was able to submit a fresh leave-to-remain application on human rights grounds, or stay in the country for the time being.
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Source: theguardian.com