2009, has been denied Nigerian Nationality. He was rejected
by the Nigerian High Commission who said he isn't a
Nigerian and not eligible for a Nigerian passport that would
enhance his deportation back to Nigeria even though he
speaks a Nigerian dialect.
I'm sure you would understand their point after reading
through and watching the video. There are more than enough
criminals to deal with in Nigeria and we surely don't need
more of them. lol
According to Daily Mail,
A notorious gang 'general' who poses a 'serious threat to
the public' could be back on Britain's streets within
months because ministers have failed to have him
deported.
Joland Giwa, whose street name is Dexter, led a campaign
of terror on the streets of Croydon, South London, and is
ready 'at any time to use knives and weapons', police say.
In a gangster-style YouTube video, he is seen boasting
about having stabbed a man 'in the f****** head' and
threatening to attack other gangs who intrude on his
territory.
He has been held since 2009 when he finished a jail
sentence, but immigration officials have failed to secure
him a passport, as two different African countries, Nigeria
and Sierra Leone, both refuse to accept he is one of theirs.
Yesterday a judge ruled that immigration officials had
three months to get him travel documents and if they
failed Giwa should be released.
Critics said the 'ridiculous' case demonstrated Britain's
powerlessness to remove foreign criminals living here
illegally. Tory MP Douglas Carswell said: 'A thug on the
streets of south London who is terrorising innocent
Londoners and who is not even in the country legally
should be removed.'
Giwa, 24, is the self-proclaimed 'general' in charge of the
Don't Say Nothing gang – known as DSN – with a string
of convictions for theft and robbery.
In 2007, the DSN gang was behind a surge in violence on
the streets of Croydon which saw stabbings, shootings and
murder, police say. Officers linked Giwa to at least 99
incidents of criminal or anti-social behaviour.
One former officer told Giwa's immigration hearing he
has a 'clear propensity for violence' and poses a 'serious
threat to the public'. Darin Birmingham, a former police
sergeant, said Giwa had no fear of 'confrontation and
violence' and was ready at any time to use knives and
other weapons. But he would also maintain a façade of
respectfulness towards police officers.
In a clip uploaded to YouTube, he is seen shouting a string
of obscenities and threats at the camera, stating: 'I am the
f****** general.' He adds: 'I have shanked [stabbed] a
man in the f****** head.' The video prompted a spate of
gang violence against rival groups Terror Zone from
Mitcham and a Thornton Heath gang called Shine My
Nine. Giwa landed at Heathrow aged 10 on a flight from
Nigeria with his twin brother but no parent or guardian, in
1999.
He had no identity documents and claimed asylum on the
spot, telling officials he was from Sierra Leone and his
parents were killed in the civil war in that country. He
claimed a stranger had rescued him and his brother and put
them on a plane. His asylum claim was refused but he was
given permission to stay for four years, before permanent
leave was granted in 2005.
By then he already had a conviction for handling stolen
goods, and over the next four years he committed a string
of robberies and thefts which resulted in a 27-month jail
term in February 2009. Time served meant he was due for
release later that year. At the time, he posted a picture on
Facebook of himself in his cell, taken on a smuggled
mobile phone. An internet post said he would be 'touching
road real soon'.
But instead he was held in an immigration centre as
officials tried to kick him out of the UK. In March 2011
he was transferred to high security Belmarsh prison after
intelligence suggested he was involved in smuggling drugs
into the detention centre.
His brother Make was jailed for trying to smuggle heroin
and sim cards in to Belmarsh last year. Meanwhile, both
Nigeria and Sierra Leone have refused to recognise him as
a national of their country or to give him a passport.
After interviewing him in 2010 the Sierra Leone High
Commission said the 'tribe he mentioned is not a Sierra
Leone tribe' – and claimed he was Nigerian. But the
Nigerian High Commission says he isn't Nigerian. In July
this year a fresh approach was made to Sierra Leone to get
him a passport. A meeting with an immigration official
from the country is due to take place this week.
At the High Court, Giwa's lawyer said his detention was
no longer reasonable, but the Home Office insisted there
was still a 'realistic prospect of removal' to Sierra Leone.
Judge John Keyser QC, said the Home Office was
'entirely justified in coming to the view that the claimant
presents a very significant risk both of absconding and re-
offending' and that he presents a 'serious risk of violence'.
But he said the length of his detention – 53 months – had
been 'pushed to the limit of what is capable of being
considered reasonable', and set a deadline of three months
before Giwa should be let out.
A Home Office spokesman said: 'We are pleased with the
court's decision to dismiss Joland Giwa's legal challenge
against his detention. 'Giwa is a dangerous individual and
he remains in immigration detention while work continues
to remove him from the UK.'
Who wouldn't deny someone like this?
Via: Daily mail
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