Even if he was deported, that does not mean the end of his life now? Why would he cut short his destiny like that? Uhmmmmmmmmmmm, this is what happen to a lot of immigrant children who lived their lives in "care" that cared less for them. Whenever a child is orphaned, it really takes the grace of God for them to enjoy the kind of care their parents would have given him. The woman that took him to London may have wanted to help him become a better person, only God knows why she abandoned him. May God help us all, this is so sad.
An immigration deportee hanged himself in prison in Leicester the day after his 21st birthday because he feared being sent back to Nigeria, an inquest has heard. Riliwanu Balogan, 21, was found in his cell at Glen Parva Young Offenders Institution in Leicester on May 8 2011 and taken to hospital, where he later died.
A jury inquest, sitting at Leicester Town Hall, heard Balogan had been brought to the UK from Nigeria by a family friend at the age of seven, and feared being sent back to the country. He told staff at the prison he had "nothing to live for", the inquest was told.
Jurors heard that on his 21st birthday, the day before his death, Balogan had self-harmed by making a small cut with a razor. The cut did not require treatment but officers and mental health nurses were concerned for the detainee and assessed him the following morning, on May 8 2011. Giving evidence, Paul Mayfield, a senior prison officer at Glen Parva, said: "He told me he had nothing to live for. He said 'I'll be deported back to Nigeria. I've got no-one back there. I'll be living in the slums'."
Hours later, Balogan was found hanging in his cell by Mr Mayfield. Dr John Grenville, who carried out a clinical review following Balogan's death, told jurors the young man had been struggling with the idea of being sent back to Nigeria. He told the hearing: "Due to his background and the circumstances within which he was brought up, he was always at a high risk of suicide. But the timing of such acts would have been unpredictable.
"In my opinion the healthcare teams at HMP Wood Hill and Glen Parva recognised Mr Balogan was a vulnerable man and affected him with what help and support they could." Martin Gotheridge, coroner for Leicester City and South Leicestershire, adjourned the inquest until 10am on Thursday, when the hearing is expected to conclude.
