Nigerian Woman, Rejected
Asylum Seeker Elizabeth Obueza Arrested In
Japan, Held At Tokyo Immigration Detention
Centre
A 48-year-old Nigerian woman, Obueza Elizabeth
has been arrested in Japan after her asylum
application was rejected.
Obueza who claimed she left Nigeria in 1991 to
escape FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) filed
Asylum application in 2011 but her
application was rejected.
According to Reuters, she was arrested two
weeks ago after Japanese immigration authorities
turned down an appeal against her asylum
rejection.
Her lawyer told Reuters she was targeted and
arrested for always trying to help others in her
situation.
Obueza was reportedly picked up because
Immigration officials do not want her causing
trouble.
Shoichi Ibusuki, the Immigration lawyer handling
her case want her released immediately.
Over 60,000 foreigners working in Japan without
visas have been arrested since September 2015
when the Justice Ministry launched a campaign to
track down illegal immigrants who have been
living in Japan for decades without valid visas.
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