- A UK upper tribunal has overturned a decision that halted the deportation of Olutobi Ogunbawo, a Nigerian man.
- Ogunbawo’s wife, Maria Adesanya, had claimed that IVF treatment was unavailable in Nigeria, which was accepted by a first-tier tribunal.
- However, the upper tribunal found that the first-tier tribunal erred in its judgment by accepting Maria’s testimony without requiring independent evidence.
A UK upper tribunal has overturned a decision that halted the deportation of Olutobi Ogunbawo, a 43-year-old Nigerian man. Ogunbawo was convicted in 2019 for immigration-related offenses and served a three-year prison sentence. His deportation was initially blocked by a first-tier tribunal, which accepted his wife Maria Adesanya’s claim that IVF treatment was unavailable in Nigeria.
However, the upper tribunal found that the first-tier tribunal erred in its judgment by accepting Maria’s testimony without requiring independent evidence. The upper tribunal pointed out that even a basic Google search would have shown the existence of IVF services in Nigeria, undermining the couple’s argument.
The case has been remitted to the First-tier Tribunal to be heard by a different judge. Ogunbawo’s deportation proceedings will continue, and the couple’s fate remains uncertain.
