"Nigerian rapist can stay"- European Judges

A Nigerian rapist cannot be deported from Britain because a legal fight to remove him took so long he has developed a “life” here, European judges have ruled.

Akinshipe was 15 when he claimed he was called DMX, after the controversial American rapper who glorified the rape of young girls. 

Akindoyin Akinshipe, 24, was first told he was being deported in 2003 while serving four years for the rape of a 13-year-old girl.

He was 15 at the time and told the girl he was called DMX, after the controversial American rapper who glorified the rape of young girls.

Akinshipe had only been in the country three years when he first faced removal but he has been able to challenge the order through the domestic and European courts for the last eight years.

Since then he has been to university, gained a Master's degree, become a regular churchgoer and found a job.

The European Court of Human Rights yesterday ruled that deporting him now would breach his right to a family and private life, despite accepting that “very serious violent offences can justify expulsion”.

Last night his family told The Daily Telegraph that they were "very pleased" with the court's decision.

The ruling was even based on the fact that he was effectively developed a social and cultural life in the UK rather than a family life because he does not have a wife or children.