Help keep the Okpara family safe in Sheffield! Their application for asylum has been poorly handled and consequently they have been issued deporation papers. If forced to return to Nigeria their lives will be at risk and they will not be safe. In Sheffield they are embedded in our community and the children are content and happy members of their school. Both community and school would be devastated if the family were deported. Hear and read Mildred Okpara's blog here.
Thank you to all those who joined the Rally on Saturday, 25th September outside Shefffield Town Hall.

Wednesday 22 September 2010

Mildred’s Story - before asylum

 In this blog Mildred tells some of her story - one she has never wanted to talk about and about a life she'd rather put behind her - a life of fear.  A life where her husband lost his life because he refused to join in the violent activities of the separatist group MASSOB. Where she and her children were threatened and abused and where there was no one to turn to. In Nigeria there is no safe haven for this family. 
                              

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