Alphonsus Uche Okafor-Mefor is presently being held in a detention centre, and is due to be flown back this Thursday 1 March to Nigeria where he has previously been detained and tortured. Alphonsus has a background as a trade unionist and political activist and is a leading figure in the group Asylum voice who have campaigned against the abuses suffered by asylum seekers. He was due to speak at the forthcoming 'No One Is Illegal' Trade Union Conference. He will be in imminent danger if deported.

What you can do:

(1) Email Liam Byrne: Minister for State for Nationality, Citizenship & Immigration at byrnel@parliament.uk. Ask the case be reconsidered. Quote reference number M1320887 Alphonsus Uche Okafor-Mefor Fax: 020 7035 4745 Telephone: 0121 789 7287.

(2) Email Virgin Atlantic Airlines asking that they do not participate in the forced removal of Alphonsus on Thursday 1st March at 22.00 Virgin Atlantic Flight VS651 to Nigeria from Heathrow. FAX Customer Relations : 08701 00959 EMAIL:Customer.relations@fly.virgin.com

(3) Email Peter Kilfoyle M.P. kilfoylep@parliament.uk Telephone: House of Commons Phone number- 020 7219 2591, Constituency Phone number: 0151 284 4150, Constituency Fax number: 0151 284 4150