Immigration news & Gossips ( Musyi Munene)

He said: “They had never heard of him entering the United Kingdom. He seemed to have no legal basis for being in the country. Since the offence, he has applied for asylum. The application remains pending.

“He tried to open a bank account in Tunstall using a forged passport. Staff were suspicious and the police were called. They seized the passport, which was in his name, and under examination it was found to be a forgery.

“He admitted using it to try to open a bank account, but not to knowing it was false. He claimed he got it for £50 from the Nigerian embassy.

“He said he entered the UK in 2003, having received a work visa from Nigeria. He made no comment as to how he worked.”

Patrick Thompson, defending, said: “This is someone who wants to work in this country. He has not thrown himself on the state.

“I accept that there is a certain inevitability of what is going to happen to him.

“He can’t do unpaid work when he shouldn’t be in the country.

“He is aware he is going to receive a custodial sentence. He’s prepared to face up to that sentence like a man.

“He has a partner in this country and he’s not made a nuisance of himself.”

Sentencing Hussain, Judge Paul Glenn told him: “You used a false passport to obtain work, to open a bank account, and. I understand, to take out two loans as well.

“You claim you didn’t know the passport was forged. I don’t accept that.

“You have made a conscious decision to try to stay in the United Kingdom when you know you have no right.

“Offences like this are serious and only custody is appropriate.

“As to whether you are ordered to leave the country after completing your sentence, I make no recommendation.”