A deported Nigerian from Canada, Ms. Chinegbo Elizabeth Obialor has pleaded to the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to offer her a return visa to Canada, to take care of her deteriorating health condition which she said worsened after she was sent back to Nigeria.

Obialor attributed her health condition to the hard works she performed while in Canada, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic when Obialor said she worked as a personal support worker and as a cook in a local restaurant, extending her support to the sick and the needy with dedication and compassion.

Narrating her ordeal to our correspondent, the Nigerian citizen said she was deported on June 1st, 2023 from the Immigration Detention Center in Laval, Quebec, Canada.

Obialor disclosed that she arrived Canada in 2019, seeking protection due to harrowing circumstances in her home in Nigeria, but that despite her claims and the critical nature of her situation, her applications were declined on the basis of alleged unauthenticated birth and death certificates of her family members.

“What has taken a dire turn in my case is the rapid decline of my health due to no access to good healthcare, my medication from Canada stopped, no job to return to, and no money to feed with because I left with nothing, no house to live in,” Obialor narrated.

Ms. Obialor, who has been suffering from a medical condition requiring medication and surgery, said she has been without her prescribed medication since May 11th, 2023, recalling that two doctors within the Immigration Detention Center confirmed the severity of her condition.

She further disclosed that her own family doctor reached out to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) with compelling evidence of her deteriorating health.

The heartbreaking backstory of Chinegbo Obialor includes the loss of her brother and two of her children in 2018, and the recent passing of her sister in May 2023.

Obialor said she has proven herself as a valuable contributor to Canadian society, particularly during the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic and asked the Canadian Immigration to please return her to Canada.

“I’m urging the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to issue me a Temporary Resident Permit (TRP) on compassionate grounds to help me return to Canada for proper treatment and to return to my job and the life I left behind.

According to information obtained in her neighbourhood, Obialor at 59 years old, has endured a life marked by tragedy and hardship and deserves an opportunity for a better life and access to essential healthcare, which she has non at the moment.

“The case of Chinegbo Obialor highlights the complexities and human aspects of immigration policy, raising questions about the treatment of vulnerable individuals within the Canadian immigration system,” said a Nigeria legal practitioner, Mr. Maduabuchi Okeke.