Two Nigerian students living in Regina who have been in
trouble with immigration authorities left Saskatchewan
Friday.
Victoria Ordu and Favour Amadi, who were under a
deportation order, took refuge in a church after learning
they would be forced to leave the country.
The University of Regina students have been in hiding for
more than a year, getting by with the help of friends.
"I've spent three years of my life studying here, and to go
back without anything to show for it, is painful, sad," said
Ordu.
Amadi was feeling the same way.
"And to go back home without a single degree...is
actually shameful and disappointing for both us and our
parents," she said.
The pair say their trouble stems from a few weeks in 2011
when they worked at a Regina Wal-Mart, not knowing it
was not permitted under the terms of their student visas.
The university said it supported the two. The case drew
the attention of Liberal MP Ralph Goodale, who took their
plight to the House of Commons and said the women
should be allowed to stay.
On Friday, CBC News learned the students had flown out
of Saskatchewan.
They were expected to land at Pearson airport in Toronto
in the afternoon and are scheduled to get on a plane to
Nigeria tonight.
University of Regina president Vianne Timmons said the
two left voluntarily in the hope that doing so would allow
them to return to Canada later.
Immigration officials were not immediately available for
comment.
Wow so sad
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