Anthony Ikechukwu wants to be sent back home after he was declared a PI even though he is in custody for the case. His lawyer, Gabriel Komboni, argued in court on Friday that before the deportation order was issued the authorities should have known that his client has a criminal case. Hence he wants Ikechukwu to be sent back to Nigeria as per the order. "An order declaring someone a prohibited immigrant has to be obeyed and implemented. The President signed but has not waived the order. Immigration officers are duty-bound by law to deport him," Komboni said. He submitted that his client has been remanded in custody as a suspect of breaking and stealing since November 26, 2006.
Ikechukwu's uncle, Henry Ikechukwu, a medical doctor was deported early this year after he was declared a PI. After that, his nephew Anthony Ikechukwu was served with a PI order on April 15. Komboni said that though Henry Ikechukwu was served with a PI and faced 183 counts, this did not prevent the government from deporting him. He said the stay of Anthony in Botswana has to be terminated forthwith because it is unlawful.
