Tobi Adegboyega, a Nigerian pastor, in a ruling by UK immigration tribunal faces deportation to Nigeria following allegations of financial misconduct tied to his church, SPAC Nation.
The church was shut down after investigations revealed the misuse of over £1.87 million in church funds.
Adegboyega, who arrived in the UK on a visitor’s visa in 2005, has lived in the country unlawfully since then.
In 2019, he applied for leave to remain under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), citing his right to family life as he is married to a British woman.
However, his application was initially dismissed, and his appeal was later rejected.
The Home Office argued that Tobi Adegboyega’s activities did not justify his stay in the UK, citing serious allegations against his church.
Former members of SPAC Nation alleged that the church was a cult that exploited young and vulnerable individuals, coercing them into taking loans, committing benefit fraud, and even selling their blood to fund church operations.
The tribunal’s judgment noted that Tobi Adegboyega’s church had been shut down due to “serious misconduct and/or mismanagement” uncovered by the Charity Commission.
The court ruled that the decision to refuse leave to remain was “wholly proportionate,” citing that Adegboyega’s family life in the UK was established unlawfully.
Adegboyega’s lawyer, Dele Olawanle, has denied the reports of his client’s deportation, stating that Adegboyega has lived in the UK for over 20 years without a criminal conviction.
However, the UK immigration tribunal’s ruling suggests that Adegboyega’s days in the UK are numbered.
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