A young family endured a terrifying ordeal when they had to leave their Coatbridge home after their father was forced to stop working while waiting for asylum confirmation on his right to work.
Henry Okwo, his wife Blessing, and their three young children Ferdinand, four, Beauty, two, and four-month-old Henry, sought asylum in the UK on December 15, 2022, after fleeing from their home in Nigeria saying they endured torture and consistent threats to their safety.
A masters student at Strathclyde University, Henry had his right to work removed by the Home Office and subsequently was forced to give up the family's flat in Coatbridge, triggering a series of events that saw them being moved hundreds of miles away across the border to a hotel in York.
