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A lesbian asylum seeker attempted to take her own life in order to stop herself being deported from the UK.
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Nneka Obazee, 34, was meant to be flown on a charter flight to her home country of Nigeria but she overdosed on pain medication which led to her hospitalisation, according to activist group, Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants.
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According to IndependentUK, Ms Obazee was set to be deported along with her 19-year-old stepson on an 11pm charter flight on Wednesday, despite fearing for her life, causing outrage from the LGBTQ community.
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“When Nneka was made aware that she would be returned to Nigeria she was so frightened that she attempted to suicide and took an overdose which demonstrates how dire the situation would be for her if she was returned to Nigeria” a spokesperson for LGSM said.
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Her step-son was deported and is now arriving in Nigeria without his mother or a support network. Ms Obazee went to the UK in March 2013 on a visit with her abusive husband and stepson and took the opportunity to run away for him while in the UK.
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It was only once in the country that she says she felt she was able to reveal her sexuality. For the past four years Nneka has been living in Manchester and is an active member of the cities LGBT+ community, organising with the queer migrant group African Rainbow Family.
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Ms Obazee has had her case rejected by the Home Office and failed two appeals tribunals. She is currently undergoing a judicial review. Ms Obazee has experienced severe mental health issues, including depression according to LGSM, which she says have been exacerbated by the asylum process.
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The group have said that since being detained her mental health has worsened and she has suffered a nervous breakdown which has included thoughts of suicide.
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Ms Obazee is currently in Yarls Wood. A spokesperson for the Home Office told The Independent: “We do not routinely comment on operational activity.”
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