A Nigerian man, Peter Udo, who claimed to be gay, lied and presented fake documentation to US authorities to create a false impression that he fled Nigeria to avoid “public execution” because of his sexual orientation, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report.
Mr Udo’s quest for asylum in the US moved from the American immigration system to a courtroom in 2022 after his application was denied. He had told authorities that he was caught in 2015 having sex with his boyfriend in a hotel in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria’s South-south.
Based on his claim, the US Court of Appeals, on 4 May 2022, ordered the country’s Board of Immigration Appeals to reconsider Mr Udo’s request for asylum. The court ruled that he provided convincing evidence that he would be tortured if deported to Nigeria.
The Board of Immigration Appeals is now rehearing his asylum request. The case is ongoing.
One of the documents Mr Udo filed with the US immigration agency is an…