John Noko, a Nigerian man caught on CCTV camera assaulting a Kenyan woman has been deported from Kenya. This was contained in a Saturday Joint Press Release by the Republic of Kenya’s Ministry of Gender, Culture, The Arts and Heritage State Department for Gender and Affirmative Action.
The release, tagged for an immediate press release, was titled: “Deportation of a Nigerian National Who Has Been Physically Abusing a Kenyan Woman.”
The document was jointly signed by Anne Wang’ombe, Principal Secretary of the State Department of Gender, and Senator Gloria Orwoba.
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On Saturday, May 4, John Nwankwo Noko, the foreigner who allegedly physically assaulted his Kenyan partner, Ms Pauline who is confined to a wheelchair, was deported.
This incident has sparked concerns regarding Gender-Based Violence (GBV).
“The act of violence has not only violated the rights of an individual but has also highlighted the broader issues of gender-based violence, that is rampant in our society,” it read.
The case was first brought to the attention of the police by Nominated Senator, Gloria Orwoba on Wednesday, May 1.
Orwoba, acting on the video that first went viral on social media on April 29, visited the woman at her home, who confirmed that her life was in danger.
In the footage, the man is seen clobbering a helpless Pauline in the head before two other ladies looking to intervene to stop the fight.
She [the woman] claimed that her Nigerian partner “had been threatening to kill her and her two domestic workers if they outed him.”
It was also gathered that this is not the first time that Noko has subjected her partner to violence as she had been through 10 years of violence.
Senator Orwoba subsequently brought the issue to the attention of Karen Police Station. Following this, the matter was taken over by the offices of Interior Cabinet Secretary Kindiki Kithure and Immigration PS Julius Bitok.
“Mr Nwankwo Noko has been arrested and processed for deportation,” Gender PS confirmed.
The nominated senator, who has consistently supported the use of violence against women, has now called for an immediate halt to the increasing number of cases. He emphasizes that these incidents not only inflict physical and emotional harm upon women but also erode the moral foundation of our society.
On May 4, Orwoba on her X handle, posted, “We shall end Gender Based Violence one incident at a time. This is a warning to all those others out there! There is no room for Gender Based Violence in Kenya. We are just beginning…”
Kenyans widely commended the nominated senator and other bodies involved in the deportation of the violent Nigerian, with Kenya Kwanza Digital Strategist Dennis Itumbi lauding the move, too.
“Nigerian man who assaulted a Kenyan woman – Pauline – on a wheelchair arrested and being processed for deportation. Good job, Senator @gloria_orwoba and PS Ann Wang’ombe,” he wrote.
Other Nigerian Nationals That Have Also Been Deported From Kenya
Before Nwankwo was sent back to his country, five Nigerian nationals had also been deported from Kenya and declared persona non grata due to their alleged involvement in various criminal activities, including drug trafficking in the country.
The five; Olayiwola Saheed Tunde, Nwosu Prince Chukwuebuka, Ajibade Adewale, Nwanonaku Alexander Odirachukwumma and Olayiwola Babatunde Akintomwawere, were deported by the Directorate of Immigration Services on March 18, 2024.
According to local reports, “The Investigations Department reported that some of the foreigners had even sneaked back into the country after being declared persona non grata and deported in 2023,” a source at Nyayo House told Citizen Digital.
“They had become a nuisance to the public and us, as law enforcement.”
The Immigration department further states that Nigerian nationals previously deported from Kenya, find themselves in neighboring Tanzania where they continue coordinating criminal activities in Kenya in collaboration with their counterparts in the country.
Also, a Nigerian man, simply identified as Obinna, was deported in 2019 after Kenya’s Interior Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiangi, signed his deportation papers.
