Somali armed robber who claimed asylum sues Government for £50,000 because attempts to deport him gave him ‘nightmares’
A criminal asylum seeker is suing the Government for £50,000 claiming their persistent attempts to deport him from Britain has left him unable to sleep and psychologically scarred.
Abdirahman Ajab, who has a string of previous convictions, says his treatment has given him ‘mental problems’ and ‘nightmares’ so the Home Office ‘owe’ him.
The 30-year-old Somalian has been convicted of robbery and false imprisonment but still convinced a High Court judge to let him stay in the UK several years ago.
He now says that being held at an immigration centre for eight months while the Government considered his case gave him mental health problems.
He was later sent to prison after an armed robbery but still managed to block another deportation attempt and was handed a taxpayer-funded flat in Tower Hamlets, east London.
Ajab has been in Britain since 1996 when he arrived as a 13-year-old asylum seeker from east Africa.
The Home Office, who are dealing with the case, told MailOnline they would not comment on individual cases.
But speaking about his claim that he is being stopped from leaving Britain a source said: ‘He’s more than welcome to leave.