• Latest
  • Trending
Court Sentences Judges, Cashier, others To Prison Over N500m Fraud

UK Court stops deportation of Nigerian Man after pleading “Demonic Possession”

Amotekun Declares Three Officers Wanted

Amotekun Declares Three Officers Wanted

Is This The Real Reason Why Tinubu Fired General Musa? Inside The Silent War Between Doctrine And Politics

Is This The Real Reason Why Tinubu Fired General Musa? Inside The Silent War Between Doctrine And Politics

Ouattara Re-Elected as Ivory Coast President for Fourth Term in Disputed Election

Ouattara Re-Elected as Ivory Coast President for Fourth Term in Disputed Election

Lamido Threatens PDP After Failing to Get Chairmanship Form

Lamido Threatens PDP After Failing to Get Chairmanship Form

Paul Biya re-elected as Cameroon’s President for Eighth Term

Paul Biya re-elected as Cameroon’s President for Eighth Term

JAMB Approves Admission for 85 Outstanding Underage Candidates

JAMB Approves Admission for 85 Outstanding Underage Candidates

Ex-Jigawa Governor Declares Interest in PDP National Chairmanship

Ex-Jigawa Governor Declares Interest in PDP National Chairmanship

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
iDeemlawful
  • Home
  • News
  • Featured
  • Politics
  • LifeStyle
  • Advertise with Us
  • Opinion
  • Campus
iDeemlawful
No Result
View All Result
iDeemlawful
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Featured
  • Politics
  • LifeStyle
  • Advertise with Us
  • Opinion
  • Campus
Home International News
Court Sentences Judges, Cashier, others To Prison Over N500m Fraud

UK Court stops deportation of Nigerian Man after pleading “Demonic Possession”

by iDeemlawful
March 3, 2025
in International News
A A
0

A Nigerian criminal who has been convicted of armed robbery and crack cocaine dealing has been allowed to remain in the UK due to his belief that he is possessed by demons, The Telegraph reported on Sunday.

The man, who was jailed for seven years in 2011 for carrying out an armed robbery on a brothel, was later imprisoned again in 2018 for supplying crack cocaine.

Despite a deportation order being issued against him in April 2014, he appealed the decision on human rights grounds.

SeeThese

Kwara Woman Faints in Court After Husband Insists on Divorce

Court Orders IGP to Arrest Ex-INEC Chair Yakubu for Contempt

LPDC Suspends Senior Lawyer Agwuna for Insulting Magistrate

According to The Telegraph, the criminal, whose identity cannot be revealed for legal reasons, has spent much of his time in the UK in a secure mental health hospital, where he has been treated for severe psychiatric issues.

ADVERTISEMENT

So This Happened (Ep289) reviews Donald Trump’s Executive Order To Halt USAID Grants In Nigeria0:00 / 0:00

Ogun Wife Detained for Husband’s Death Shares Her Story | Punch0:00 / 0:00

A doctor found the appellant “suffered from a trauma-related disorder with psychotic features.”

His report found that the criminal experienced intrusive memories and nightmares and was preoccupied with demonic forces “playing tricks with his mind”.

The case was heard by an upper tribunal judge, Stephen Smith, who ruled that a previous judge had made an error of law.

He acknowledged the man’s recurring belief that his mental health issues were the result of possession by demons and assessed that this belief would increase the likelihood that others would view his condition as a manifestation of possession.

“We note the appellant’s recurring belief that his mental ill-health is a result of being possessed.

“Wae assess that him expressing this belief would increase the likelihood that others will see his illness as being a manifestation of possession,” the judge said.

The court also noted that a report prepared by Amnesty International highlighted the risks the man would face if returned to Nigeria, where societal beliefs in demonic forces and witchcraft are prevalent.

The report suggested that these beliefs would likely amplify his condition and put him at risk of being targeted.

The report read, “It is our assessment that on return to Nigeria [the appellant] is likely … to encounter widespread attitudes that confirm and amplify his belief in demonic forces and witchcraft as being at the root of his problems.

“He is, moreover, at substantial risk of being identified as suffering from demonic forces and faces a resultant risk of being targeted as a result.”

The judges determined that deporting the man would not be appropriate, as it would remove him from a highly structured treatment environment in the UK, where he is receiving care that would not be available to him in Nigeria.

The man, who has expressed a desire to move away from crime, has been engaging in community activities such as attending the gym regularly and volunteering.

The man remains in the UK for the time being, as a new hearing can now take place

Tags: CourtUnited Kingdom
Previous Post

Rivers Gov Fubara reacts to Supreme Court Judgement on LG Election

Next Post

Dangote Refinery announces How buyers will get ₦65/litre refund

Next Read

Ouattara Re-Elected as Ivory Coast President for Fourth Term in Disputed Election
Featured

Ouattara Re-Elected as Ivory Coast President for Fourth Term in Disputed Election

...

Read moreDetails
Paul Biya re-elected as Cameroon’s President for Eighth Term
Featured

Paul Biya re-elected as Cameroon’s President for Eighth Term

...

Read moreDetails
After Two Years,  Nigeria Cleared from Money Laundering Wacthlist
Business News

After Two Years, Nigeria Cleared from Money Laundering Wacthlist

...

Read moreDetails
Plane Catches Fire After Takeoff, Two Dead
Featured

Plane Catches Fire After Takeoff, Two Dead

...

Read moreDetails
Woman Accidentally Burns Apartment While Killing Cockroach with Spray
International News

Woman Accidentally Burns Apartment While Killing Cockroach with Spray

...

Read moreDetails
Israel Resumes Gaza Airstrikes, Dozens Killed Despite Ceasefire
Featured

Israel Resumes Gaza Airstrikes, Dozens Killed Despite Ceasefire

...

Read moreDetails
‘I’ve saved a lot of lives’- Trump slams Nobel Prize Committee
International News

‘I’ve saved a lot of lives’- Trump slams Nobel Prize Committee

...

Read moreDetails
Displaced Palestinians Trek Home to Gaza as Israel-Hamas Truce Begins
Featured

Displaced Palestinians Trek Home to Gaza as Israel-Hamas Truce Begins

...

Read moreDetails
Next Post
Dangote begins fuel export to Saudi Arabia

Dangote Refinery announces How buyers will get ₦65/litre refund

Former Lagos Gov candidate, Jandor, dumps PDP

Former Lagos Gov candidate, Jandor, dumps PDP

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

iDeemlawful

Copyright © 2019 iDeemlawful.

Useful Links

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Editorial
  • Support

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Copyright © 2019 iDeemlawful.