Nigerian woman's deportation case put back

A Nigerian woman who claims she will be stoned to death if she is deported, today won the right to stay in the State for 10 more days.

A High Court injunction hearing against the deportation of Kate Nimota Banidele, 38 was today adjourned to September 20 because it was not ready to be heard.

Counsel for the State, Ms Emily Farrell then gave an undertaking to Ms Justice Mary Finlay Geoghegan that the Minister for Justice would not attempt to deport Ms Banidele before that date.

Counsel for Ms Banidele, Pronsias O Maolchalain reiterated to the court that his client faced the death penalty by stoning under the strict Sharia laws in northern Nigeria because she had children out of wedlock with a Christian man.

A deportation order had been issued against Ms Banidele by the Minister for Justice in July and that order had been due to be executed by immigration officers on August 12.

However an ex parte High Court order was granted to lawyers for Ms Banidele on August 12 restraining the State from taking any steps to deport her until today.