Kenya has deported a Nigerian man caught on CCTV camera assaulting a Kenyan woman.
This was contained in a Saturday Joint Press Release by the Republic of Kenya’s Ministry of Gender, Culture, The Arts and Heritage State Department for Gender and Affirmative Action.
The release, tagged for immediate press release, was titled: “Deportation of a Nigerian National Who Has Been Physically Abusing a Kenyan Woman.”
It was co-signed by Anne Wang’ombe, Principal Secretary of the State Department of Gender and Senator Gloria Orwoba.
It noted that the man, John Nwankwo Noko, the foreigner accused of physically assaulting his Kenyan partner confined to a wheelchair, was deported on Saturday, May 4.
This incident has sparked concerns regarding Gender-Based Violence (GBV).
“The act of violence has not only violated the rights of an individual but has also highlighted the broader issues of gender-based violence, that is rampant in our society,” it read.
The case was first brought to the attention of the police by Nominated Senator, Gloria Orwoba on Wednesday, May 1.
Orwoba, acting on the video that first went viral on social media on April 29, visited the woman at her home, who confirmed that her life was in danger.
She [the woman] claimed that her Nigerian partner “had been threatening to kill her and her two domestic workers if they outed him.”
Senator Orwoba then reported the matter to Karen Police Station, after which it was picked up by the offices of Interior Cabinet Secretary Kindiki Kithure, and that of Immigration PS Julius Bitok.
“Mr Nwankwo Noko has been arrested and processed for deportation,” Gender PS confirmed.
The nominated senator, who has continually advocated for violence against women has since demanded an end to the rising cases, saying they not only leave women with physical and emotional damage but also tear the moral fabric of our society.
On May 4, Orwoba on her X handle, posted, “We shall end Gender Based Violence one incident at a time. This is a warning to all those others out there! There is no room for Gender Based Violence in Kenya. We are just beginning…”
Meanwhile, five Nigerian nationals were deported from Kenya and declared persona non grata due to their alleged involvement in various criminal activities, including drug trafficking in the country.
The five; Olayiwola Saheed Tunde, Nwosu Prince Chukwuebuka, Ajibade Adewale, Nwanonaku Alexander Odirachukwumma and Olayiwola Babatunde Akintomwawere, were deported by the Directorate of Immigration Services on March 18, 2024.
According to local reports, “The Investigations Department reported that some of the foreigners had even sneaked back into the country after being declared persona non grata and deported in 2023,” a source at Nyayo House told Citizen Digital.
“They had become a nuisance to the public and us, as law enforcement.”
The Immigration department further states that Nigerian nationals previously deported from Kenya, find themselves in neighbouring Tanzania where they continue coordinating criminal activities in Kenya in collaboration with their counterparts in the country.
Also, a Nigerian man, simply identified as Obinna, was deported in 2019 after Kenya’s Interior Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiangi, signed his deportation papers.
