A Nigerian student in the United Kingdom faced deportation after making an honest mistake at work.

Enyi Onyinye Grace, who had been in the UK for three years, shared her emotional story with netizens.

Nigerian lady mandated to leave UK immediately

The video, posted by @instablog9ja on X, showed Ms Grace in tears as she narrated her experience.

According to her, she had overworked without realising it, and her employer informed her that the Home Office had contacted them.

She provided her employer with the reasons for her actions and thought the matter was resolved.

However, the Home Office later contacted her, stating that she had exceeded her allowed work hours and requested an explanation.

Ms Grace claimed she was transparent about her situation, explaining that she had been struggling with depression following her father's death.

Despite her honesty, her university withdrew its sponsorship, mentioning her mistake as the major reason.

Ms Grace said she pleaded with the university to reconsider, explaining that she was in a vulnerable state, but they reportedly refused to help.

She lamented that she was treated like someone who had intentionally done wrong.

Even when she asked if she could complete her studies online whilst returning to her home country, the university refused, meaning she would not be able to obtain her degree.

Ms Grace had achieved good academic results, which was what her father had always wanted for her.

However, she was given a deportation order with immediate effect, without being allowed to complete her studies.

Having established herself in the UK over three years, Ms Grace expressed pain about returning to her home country, where she had no one and nothing to return to. With a heavy heart, she was making plans to leave the UK.

In her words: "I never knew that one day I will come out vulnerable like this. I made a mistake, I made a mistake at work. I overworked unknowingly. My employer messaged me to say that the home office called them, and I gave them my reasons and they submitted to the home office and I thought everything was fine. I lost my dad, my sponsor, and I tried as much as possible to come out of the depression I was passing through even if it was hard. Ah my heart is aching my heart is breaking to pieces.

"The home office messaged me to say that I overworked my hours and I need to give my reasons so I gave them the honest reasons why I made this mistake, because currently in as much as I'm passing through all these my progression results is good. I'm currently in first class, and that was what my dad always wanted for me. They didn't listen to me. They asked me to leave the country with immediate effect. They didn't give me chance to you know at least to complete my studies. That was the only thing I wanted, I just wanted to complete my studies.

"I was being very honest, really honest. I told them what I was passing through. I told them what happened but unfortunately the uni withdrew my sponsorship, they withdrew my sponsorship. I cried I cried I begged them I told them that I was just I was just in a vulnerable state. They didn't come through for me. They were only treating me like a thief. I've asked the uni if they would allow me even if I go back to my country to allow me finish my course online, at least that was the only thing I asked but they said no they said they can't so I can't even get my degree.

"I was being very honest really honest I told them what I was passing through I told them what happened but unfortunately the union withdrawed my sponsorship they withdrawed they withdrawed my sponsorship I cried I cried I begged them I told them that I was just I was just in a vulnerable state they didn't come through for me they only treating me like a thief I'm treating me like a thief I've asked the union if they would allow me even if I go back to my country to allow me finish my course online at least that was the only thing I asked but they said no they said hey can't so I can't even get my degree.

"It's been three years. Three years of pain, three years of constant pain. I had to work even when I'm sick. I had to work even when I'm depressed. I had to work even when I don't know what to do. I held on so strong. I held on so strong. But then no help. No route, currently I'm making my plans to leave the country. I'm making my plans to leave. They asked me to leave with immediate effect. This is a country I've stayed for three years. I've established myself for three years. What am I going back to? I have nobody to go back to. I have nothing to go back to."