Roseline Akhalu, the Nigerian woman who was diagnosed with
kidney failure a few months after arriving in the UK in 2004, had a successful transplant, then claimed she would die within weeks if she was sent back to Nigeria, has won the right to remain in the UK following a successful appeal.
UK Border Agency initially rejected Roseline’s appeal to remain
in the UK after her transplant in 2009, saying ‘the care of a foreign individual
was the responsibility of their state of nationality’. Roseline’s lawyers argued she would die within weeks if she was returned
to Nigeria as she would never be able to afford the drugs that keep her
alive.
The 49-year-old widow
needs regular hospital checks and will have to take immuno-suppressant
drugs for the rest of her life. Now she’s free to stay in the UK and get free medical treatment.
