A Nigerian lesbian asylum seeker in the UK risks capital punishment if she is deported to Nigeria.
Apata Adejumoke, 46, managed to flee the country in 2004. Her girlfriend, who chose to stay, was brutally murdered by vigilantes eight years later.
Before she escaped, Adejumoke was subjected to homophobic torture, persecution and a brutal arrest after she was exposed as a gay woman.
As Nigeria is widely governed by sharia law, she was also sentenced to death by stoning.
In a YouTube video for the group Movement of Justice (MFJ), aimed at persuading people to sign a petition against Adejumoke's deportation, the asylum seeker says: "Returning to Nigeria is not an option for me, because as well as a death sentence hanging over me, I will face 14 years in prison due to the anti-gay law that was passed by the Nigerian Government in January 2014."
The Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill 2013 - the so-called "Jail the Gays" bill - imposes prison sentences of up to 14 years on those found guilty of involvement in a gay marriage or civil union.
Anyone who registers, operates or takes part in gay organisations, or who makes a public show of a same-sex relationship can face to up to 10 years in prison.
"I want to remain in the UK in order to contribute positively to the society and support my girlfriend, who I am now engaged to,"
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