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Violent rapist allowed to stay in UK to rape again

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Trint · 01/05/2026 07:28

Is there already a thread on this case? I will ask for this one to be removed if so. I am just angry that this horrible man’s feelings were put before the fact that he had a fetish about violent rape.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ye594p0z0o
It is quite wrong that the judge ordered he should be allowed to stay in the UK when it was clear to the Home Office that he would rape again.
Sorry, I have tried to insert a question about there being an inquiry into the decision of the judge to let him stay to rape women again but my phone won’t let me.

Custody picture of Gift Oladele

'Truly depraved' rapist jailed for 17 years for Wrexham attack

Gift Oladele, 24, had successfully fought a deportation bid after a previous sex attack.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ye594p0z0o

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IMustDoMoreExercise · 01/05/2026 09:47

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Eskarina1 · 01/05/2026 09:47

I think there is a very strong argument for life imprisonment where someone is driven to commit sexual crimes and we don't understand how to "cure" them. I don't think he should be released.

I don't think we can deport people who are born in this country and are British citizens because they commit crimes. He's our problem. We should keep him locked up and keep all women, Nigerian or British, safe

OonaStubbs · 01/05/2026 09:45

Why should a convicted rapist have rights that can outweigh the public interest in not having him rape again?

FernandoSor · 01/05/2026 09:45

Fluffypuppy1 · 01/05/2026 08:52

This.

There shouldn’t even be any kind of appeal against deportation allowed. If you’re convicted of rape, you’re deported. That should also apply with any type of criminal conviction such as mugging, burglary, fraud. Most countries deport criminals who commit crimes, why on earth does the UK either not bother or allow appeals?

Any decision by a government body can be challenged in court - that's literally what living in a country where the government is bound by the rule of law is about.

If you want to live in a country where the government is not bound by the rule of law then there are plenty of options.

All offences which carry in a sentence of one year or more carry a presumption of automatic deportation at the end of the sentence - put that can be challenged in court, no different to a decision made by your local planning department, or the department of education. Governments are not immune from the law.

JHound · 01/05/2026 09:43

“But the fact that Oladele would be "a complete outsider should he relocate to Nigeria" and that he had a "developed private life having grown up in the United Kingdom" outweighed the public interest in deporting him.”

I wonder what they mean by “grew up here”. I am not supporting of the UK throwing its rubbish into other people’s gardens. If he has been here since 3 months I would understand the court’s position. But if he has only been here since he was 12-14+ I would find it weird.

Naunet · 01/05/2026 09:42

SueKeeper · 01/05/2026 09:37

Just like Shamina Begum, he was raised here and is a British problem, how dare we send people who have become really shitty human beings on our watch to countries that have less claim on them than us, just because we don't want them.

Imagine the US went through their prisons and "deported" to us, anyone who was technically eligible for UK citizenship, one British grandparent and they become our problem. That would include Donald Trump, FFS, if ever convicted.

Most countries have horrible criminals but it's a weirdly British attitude that we should be able to wash our hands of them and palm them off on another population.

I think you'll find most countries deport foriegn criminals. There's nothing uniquely British about it.

IMustDoMoreExercise · 01/05/2026 09:42

OnceUponATimed · 01/05/2026 09:13

Which bit don't you agree:
a) That all women across the world should have the equal right not to be raped or
b) that kicking someone out of the country doesn't solve the problem, they will likely go and rape someone.

B of course.

He should go back to the country he is from. We have enough rapists here, we don't need any more.

Just like a British rapist in Nigeria. Why should Nigerian women be put at risk?

FernandoSor · 01/05/2026 09:40

WeaselCheeks · 01/05/2026 09:18

It's fucking horrifying. This was actually his third sexual offence:

  • He was jailed for his first known sexual offence in 2022, where he was convicted of false imprisonment. From what's been said of that case, he didn't actually commit rape, but it was acknowledged that he was a grave danger to women. This was when the Home Office wanted him deported.
  • He was alleged to have raped a woman in 2024, which he was (is?!) on bail for.
  • He committed this rape in 2025.

The failure to give him a hefty sentence for the 2022 offence (false imprisonment sentencing can range from a community order to life imprisonment!), or to deport him, meant that he was free to rape two years later.

The failure to deal with his 2024 offence quickly, without custody or deportation, meant he was free to rape again a year later. Why wouldn't he? His experience had shown there was no consequences for his actions.

My view is that sentencing needs to be far more severe for sexual offences, and if there's the option of deporting the offender, take it. Gods know we've got enough British born misogynists and rapists, there's no need to play host to any more if we can avoid it.

I don't give a shit about the feelings of violent or perverted criminals, regardless of where they were born. In the case of immigrant ones, they forfeited any life they built here by being predatory shits, and consideration for their well-being should be waaaay down the list in comparison to the feelings of their victims, or the well-being of women and girls that their continued freedom would endanger.

In the case of homegrown ones, being placed on the sex offenders register for life after release should be mandatory, along with chemical castration, electronic tagging and lifelong monitoring and check ins (including random checks of computers and devices). No, "Oh, there's a good chance of rehabilitation, he should have a shorter sentence".

THe government did try to deport him after his first offence - deportation is automatic on all offences punishable by a year or more in prison.

Unfortunately the deportation order was struck down in court on rather spurious grounds - the government then appealed twice and both times the verdict of the first tribunal was upheld. I'm not sure what more the government could have done?

Birdsongisangry · 01/05/2026 09:39

SurferRona · 01/05/2026 09:35

That doesn’t matter to the point I was making, the UK cannot be the police, justice and probation system for the world. It has failed, it will fail again- deportation is luckily for UK women an option open to Gvt so should be taken. If he is a Nigerian national born in another European country, whichever one consents to the deportation. As a PP said, perhaps the Nigerian system will have a stronger deterrent effect. Nothing in the UK system so far has deterred anything- his violence sexual attacks have escalated posing greater risk.

My point is around protection and prevention, not vengeance - whether a 17 year sentence ‘punishes enough’ is neither here nor there. What happens afterwards? (Rhetorical)

Edited

Perhaps we should start by getting our own house in order, and recall back all the British men who have moved to more deprived countries to take advantage. Maybe start with Thailand.
There's a horrible undercurrent on this thread that people born in certain countries and with certain skin tones are more likely to commit these crimes. If it's really about protecting women, we should take responsibility for dealing with all our home grown rapists and sex offenders, we certainly produce plenty of them.

WiggyPig · 01/05/2026 09:38

WeaselCheeks · 01/05/2026 09:32

He's a Nigerian citizen by law, because he has at least one Nigerian parent. Legally, they have no ability to prevent him from being deported there, just as we could reject a British immigrant to Spain being deported back here for committing crimes.

Britain has been known to strip British born British citizens of citizenship to prevent them being deported back here after committing crimes. Let's hope Nigeria doesn't do the same with this guy.

FinchiePink · 01/05/2026 09:37

WeaselCheeks · 01/05/2026 09:32

He's a Nigerian citizen by law, because he has at least one Nigerian parent. Legally, they have no ability to prevent him from being deported there, just as we could reject a British immigrant to Spain being deported back here for committing crimes.

Nigeria absolutely could reject him. Countries can refuse entry to their own citizens and can even revoke citizenship.

The Shamima Begum case here in the UK was quite a high profile illustration of this.

SueKeeper · 01/05/2026 09:37

Just like Shamina Begum, he was raised here and is a British problem, how dare we send people who have become really shitty human beings on our watch to countries that have less claim on them than us, just because we don't want them.

Imagine the US went through their prisons and "deported" to us, anyone who was technically eligible for UK citizenship, one British grandparent and they become our problem. That would include Donald Trump, FFS, if ever convicted.

Most countries have horrible criminals but it's a weirdly British attitude that we should be able to wash our hands of them and palm them off on another population.

FernandoSor · 01/05/2026 09:36

Trint · 01/05/2026 08:14

Totally agree with so many posts. The message coming across clearly is that UK women don’t count. The Home Office needs more power and judges who allow men to rape again and again should be disciplined and not allowed to preside over rape cases. I suspect the rapist knew that if he was deported to Nigerian and raped again the punishment would be far more severe than in the UK.

It was an immigration tribunal judge (Judge James Simpson) who let him remain in the country, not the judge in his initial trial for false imprisonment, who recommended he be deported.

The judge in his most recent trial has also recommended he be deported, and hopefully the HO will be able to carry this out with no appeal this time.

SurferRona · 01/05/2026 09:35

Birdsongisangry · 01/05/2026 09:24

Where do you think he should be sent to?

As another poster said, sending someone to a country that they have never visited, let alone lived in, doesn't sit well with me. That isn't to say that he should be treated lightly or that woman shouldn't be protected. A 25yr total sentence is recognition of how severe his crimes are.

That doesn’t matter to the point I was making, the UK cannot be the police, justice and probation system for the world. It has failed, it will fail again- deportation is luckily for UK women an option open to Gvt so should be taken. If he is a Nigerian national born in another European country, whichever one consents to the deportation. As a PP said, perhaps the Nigerian system will have a stronger deterrent effect. Nothing in the UK system so far has deterred anything- his violence sexual attacks have escalated posing greater risk.

My point is around protection and prevention, not vengeance - whether a 17 year sentence ‘punishes enough’ is neither here nor there. What happens afterwards? (Rhetorical)

Birdsongisangry · 01/05/2026 09:33

WeaselCheeks · 01/05/2026 09:30

Yep, Nigeria grants automatic citizenship if one of your parents is Nigerian, so he'd be deported to there. I don't give a shit if he's never been there - being sent to a country you've never been to before because you've broken the laws of the country you've immigrated to isn't as bad as being kidnapped and violently raped.

No one is saying it is. But it isn't a correct application of the law, and revenge isn't a principle of our law.

WeaselCheeks · 01/05/2026 09:32

FinchiePink · 01/05/2026 09:26

Deport him where though? Would Nigeria even accept someone who has never been to the country?

It's really not as simple as the facetious "just pop him on a plane" from a PP upthread. It's a hugely complicated legal process which relies on the consent of the intended country of deportation as well. You can't just chuck deportees wherever just because.

He's a Nigerian citizen by law, because he has at least one Nigerian parent. Legally, they have no ability to prevent him from being deported there, just as we could reject a British immigrant to Spain being deported back here for committing crimes.

WiggyPig · 01/05/2026 09:32

FinchiePink · 01/05/2026 09:24

I don't really care about the wellbeing of violent thugs.

I absolutely do care about the proper application of law.

Absolutely this.

The sentencing judge in 2022 will have applied some fairly strict sentencing guidelines. He can't just 'go rogue' and hand down a sentence that's completely outside the guidelines because he feels like it.

Those who advocate for judges to exercise their powers outside the rule of law are missing that if a judge can 'go rogue' in a way you approve of, they can also 'go rogue' in a way you seriously disapprove of.

LemonTyger · 01/05/2026 09:32

Birdsongisangry · 01/05/2026 09:24

Why do people keep saying 'back to'
He's never been there.

I thought he was Nigerian? If he was a British citizen he wouldn’t need to attend immigration hearings. He’s not a British citizen, a horrible criminal, he has no business in the UK after his time in prison.

WeaselCheeks · 01/05/2026 09:30

Birdsongisangry · 01/05/2026 08:56

Just looked him up and he was born in Italy. So I think he's only Nigerian because his mum is a Nigerian national, and didn't apply for him to become a citizen in the countries he's lived? (Being born in a country doesn't make you a citizen of that country in most instances)

How does 'send them back' work if it's sending to a country that he's never been to? Should be be sent to Italy?

www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/migrant-who-raped-welsh-teenager-33613810

Yep, Nigeria grants automatic citizenship if one of your parents is Nigerian, so he'd be deported to there. I don't give a shit if he's never been there - being sent to a country you've never been to before because you've broken the laws of the country you've immigrated to isn't as bad as being kidnapped and violently raped.

FinchiePink · 01/05/2026 09:26

Alexandra2001 · 01/05/2026 09:20

He is 24, in 17 years he'll be 41, plenty young enough to rape and attack again but he will probably be released in his 30s..... Great!

He made choices, he must face the consequences of those choices, which should be deportation.

Mahmood says she is very tough on these sorts of things, lets she what she has to say and will do.

Edited

Deport him where though? Would Nigeria even accept someone who has never been to the country?

It's really not as simple as the facetious "just pop him on a plane" from a PP upthread. It's a hugely complicated legal process which relies on the consent of the intended country of deportation as well. You can't just chuck deportees wherever just because.

WiggyPig · 01/05/2026 09:25

He should be locked up and after his sentence deported back to Nigeria.

He has been locked up and he undoubtedly will be.

Maybe the Home Office will even deign to turn up to his next deportation hearing, which they didn't bother to do for the last one.

Birdsongisangry · 01/05/2026 09:24

LemonTyger · 01/05/2026 09:21

I don’t even have the words for how outrageous this. What an awful read. Men should not be allowed to be the judge of a rape case, from the outcomes it’s quite clear they care more about a man’s feelings. I wonder if he’d done this to a man there would be a more reasonable outcome….

Personally I’d like surgical castration for all rapists, and anyone involved anything to do with children but not necessary rape…. I bet it would reduce crimes.

He should be locked up and after his sentence deported back to Nigeria.

We are not the world’s police, I think this judge needs to be struck off. What an upsetting statement.

Why do people keep saying 'back to'
He's never been there.

FinchiePink · 01/05/2026 09:24

Dollymylove · 01/05/2026 09:16

Why do you care so much about the wellbeing of violent thugs over the wellbeing of British women/girls. These people destroy lives and most right minded people dont give a shit about THEIR human rights 😬

I don't really care about the wellbeing of violent thugs.

I absolutely do care about the proper application of law.

Birdsongisangry · 01/05/2026 09:24

SurferRona · 01/05/2026 09:08

I think PPs are concerned about what happens if / when this individual is freed from prison.

He has a number of previous convictions, has previously gone through prison, ‘rehabilitation’ and probation, and still went on to commit sexual violent crimes. That leads us to conclude that the justice and rehabilitation service did not work, it did not lead to changed behaviour and more women were horrifically harmed as a result.

Many will reasonable conclude that this offender, this violent rapist is likely to continue to do harm, putting women continually at risk.

Now, for UK born offenders, the system or probation service is the only safeguard against that risk once offenders are freed, and we all know that often fails. But in this case, yes, down to a technicality of birth, there is another route of action available to the Gvt to protect women from this individual, and one which is more likely to be successful than rehabilitation and probation which has already shown to not work for this individual.

Where do you think he should be sent to?

As another poster said, sending someone to a country that they have never visited, let alone lived in, doesn't sit well with me. That isn't to say that he should be treated lightly or that woman shouldn't be protected. A 25yr total sentence is recognition of how severe his crimes are.

LemonTyger · 01/05/2026 09:21

I don’t even have the words for how outrageous this. What an awful read. Men should not be allowed to be the judge of a rape case, from the outcomes it’s quite clear they care more about a man’s feelings. I wonder if he’d done this to a man there would be a more reasonable outcome….

Personally I’d like surgical castration for all rapists, and anyone involved anything to do with children but not necessary rape…. I bet it would reduce crimes.

He should be locked up and after his sentence deported back to Nigeria.

We are not the world’s police, I think this judge needs to be struck off. What an upsetting statement.