Isa Muazu 'In UK After Flight Turned Back From Nigeria'

  Mr Muazu
A Nigerian man said to be "near death" following a hunger strike is back in the UK after the Home Office flight deporting him had to turn around. Lawyers for Isa Muazu, who has refused food for "over 100 days", said he had returned to the medical wing at Harmondsworth detention centre. It is thought the Nigerian authorities did not clear the plane to land.
Mr Muazu had sought asylum in the UK claiming he would be killed by Islamic extremists if returned to Nigeria. The privately-chartered jet carrying Mr Muazu was in the air for a number of hours, but it is believed the Nigerian authorities did not give the pilot landing rights. It is unclear why. The plane is thought to have stopped in Malta for two hours before returning to the UK. The Home Office refused to comment on the latest developments, but it is understood officials are working with the Nigerian government to try to secure Mr Muazu's removal.
BBC News.