OGUN ASSEMBLY PASSES N1, 053TRN APPROPRIATION BILK, ADJUSTS ESTIMATES OF 21 AGENCIES. (PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.

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 Ogun Assembly Passes N1,054trn Appropriation Bill, adjusts estimates of 21 Agencies The Ogun State House of AsseAssembly on Tuesday passed the year 2025 Appropriation Bill of N1,054,542,020,147 presented to it by the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, exactly 20 days ago. The passed bill has a slight adjustments in the recurrent expenditures of about 21 agencies, just as the capital expenditures of five agencies were also slightly adjusted, alongside the revenue targets of two agencies. The passage of the Appropriation Bill followed the presentation of the report of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation by its Chairman, Hon. Musefiu Lamidi, who thereafter moved the motion for its adoption, seconded by his Deputy, Hon. Wahab Haruna, and supported by the whole House during plenary presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The bill was later read and adopted clause by clause before the Committee of the Whole Hou...

13-YEAR-OLD BOY DEPORTED TO AFRICA SUES UK BASED PARENTS. (PHOTO).



 13-year-old Boy Deported To Africa Sues UK Based Parents


The boyā€™s legal team argued that his parents ā€œphysically and emotionally abandonedā€ him due to concerns over his potential involvement in gangs in London, an accusation the teenager vehemently denied.


A 13-year-old boy has taken legal action against his parents, accusing them of ā€œbrutallyā€ taking him overseas and enrolling him in a boarding school before abandoning him there.


The boy, whose identity is protected, contacted the British Consulate and a child welfare organization after his parents registered him at an African school before returning to the United Kingdom.


The boyā€™s legal team argued that his parents ā€œphysically and emotionally abandonedā€ him due to concerns over his potential involvement in gangs in London, an accusation the teenager vehemently denied.

At a hearing that began on Tuesday, the boyā€™s lawyers requested a judge ordered his return to the UK, where he has lived since birth.


However, the boyā€™s fatherā€™s lawyers argued that the decision to send him abroad was a legitimate exercise of parental responsibility.


Deirdre Fottrell KC, representing the boy, stated that his parentsā€™ actions were driven by the belief that there was no alternative way to address the perceived risks than by removing him from the country.

She added, ā€œThe steps that this boy, not yet 14, has taken to try and remedy the awful situation he finds himself in, are extreme.

ā€œThere is clear evidence that he is being harmed emotionally, psychologically, and possibly physically in the environment in which he has been placed,ā€ describing the parentsā€™ decision to leave him in such a situation as ā€œextraordinary.ā€

She emphasized that the boyā€™s claim of not being involved in any gang was ā€œcategorical,ā€ and the risks his parents feared, such as being stabbed or shot were not a likely outcome should he return home.

The boy was described in court as ā€œvery polite and articulate,ā€ with a passion for football and cooking.

According to Fottrell, he was enrolled in a school abroad without warning or consultation with him, under the pretense of caring for an ill relative. Upon arrival, his parents left him there.

Fottrell described the act as ā€œstark and quite brutal,ā€ citing the boyā€™s reports of ā€œinadequateā€ food and tuition, as well as mistreatment. She also highlighted that the boy was ā€œpatently extremely unhappyā€ in Africa, finding the experience ā€œhumiliatingā€ and stating that his English friends mocked him for being ā€œdeported.ā€

In addition, Fottrell mentioned that the boyā€™s mother admitted to physically chastising and abusing him while in the UK. The boy is reportedly ā€œupset, confused, and distressed despite acknowledging his imperfections.ā€

The Judge in charge of the case, Mr. Justice Hayden, during the hearing, pointed out that the boy was subjected to ā€œincredibly restrictiveā€ measures in the UK, such as having his location monitored through his phone, which he suggested would be ā€œpretty unbearable for most 14-year-old boys and girls.ā€

Rebecca Foulkes, representing the boyā€™s father, mentioned that social workers had reported issues in managing the boyā€™s behaviour before he left the UK.

They noted instances of physical aggression from the mother when trying to manage his behaviour.

Foulkes also shared that the boy had frequently been late to class, stayed out late, and had been suspected of engaging in criminal activities.

The school had concerns about his social vulnerability and had observed him with expensive clothes and phones, while his phone contained pictures of knives and friends holding knives.


Foulkes stated that from the fatherā€™s perspective, there had been a clear deterioration in the boyā€™s behaviour, leaning toward criminal activities.

She argued that the boyā€™s parents had ā€œreal concerns about where he was and who he was with.ā€

Foulkes further stated that, in her view, ā€œhigh-quality care and education in a boundary settingā€ was available in Africa, where the risks the boy faced in the UK were not present. She believed that the boyā€™s potential would be wasted if he were to return to the UK.

The court also heard that the parentsā€™ decision should be respected, as it was made in their sonā€™s best interest, even if it did not align with his wishes.

The hearing before Mr. Justice Hayden is set to continue at a later date.

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