I’m in Heathrow Airport. The past day has been a blur—yesterday I went to pick up my passport in Kumasi and was told I was to be deported immediately. When I asked why, I was stonewalled. I finally was told that I was not permitted to remain in Ghana because my visa had expired and my application for extension had been rejected due to derogatory comments about Ghana and its immigration services published by me on the internet.

They put me in an Immigration Services car to Accra and the airport. I was allowed 10 minutes to pack up at home and wasn’t allowed to use my phone. Dr. Addae is in Accra so I haven’t managed to talk to him yet. The immigration officer with me wouldn’t talk to me the whole way except to tell me to stop asking questions. They escorted me to my seat on the plane and now I’m in London.

I’m in total shock. I have no idea what to do next. I don’t have a flight out of London til June and I want to try to go back to Ghana, despite everything. Who knows? This whole situation is insane. I’ll write more when I figure some things out.