Lifeline for mother facing deportation

A NIGERIAN woman who faces deportation along with her son and his twin sister was thrown a lifeline yesterday when the Minister for Justice said he would personally review her file.

Locals were shocked yesterday morning when Olivia Agbonlahor was arrested at an asylum-seeker centre in Clonakilty. She was taken to Bandon garda station, but released a couple of hours later.

Olivia’s son Great, who is four-and-a-half, is awaiting assessment for suspected autism. She said earlier this week that if he was deported he would get absolutely no care in Nigeria for his condition, and would therefore suffer greatly as a result.