27-year-old Nigerian marries 72-year-old British granny, denied visa

Angela Nwachukwu, a 72-yearold
Briton, tied the knot with her
Nigerian husband, in April 27,
2015, but ever since, the United
Kingdom immigration has put
them apart.
CJ Nwachukwu, a computer
engineer who resides in Owerri,
Imo State, was recently denied a
UK visa for the second time.
The duo came across each other
on Facebook, after CJ added
her as a friend. Angela’s trip to
Nigeria for the wedding was the
first time they met.
She told The Sun that she had spent £20,000 on trips to Nigeria
and trying to get him into the UK.
“After the wedding, I found it
hard leaving CJ. I knew I’d see
him again soon but my family visa
application was rejected,” she said.
“I was so determined to get him a
visa I hired lawyers to fight for us.
I’ve since visited him twice.
“We’ve spent a combined £20,000
trying to see each other. I’ve used
my savings and he has gradually
paid me back half.”
In spite of their inability to live
together in the same time zone,
Angela believes they “belong
together”.
“He makes me feel like the most
beautiful woman in the world.
I know in my heart we belong
together and we won’t stop fighting
until we can be together as husband
and wife. We won’t let this break
us,” she said.
“I was so taken aback when he
asked me to marry him. I thought
he was joking. But he told me he
wanted to spend the rest of his life
with me.
“Of course, I said yes. He was
beaming at me with such a big smile
on his face. Knowing I made him that happy was all the reassurance I
needed. There was such an amazing
chemistry between us.”
The couple’s last resort is that he
will be allowed to travel to the UK
in 2018 on a student visa.
“Our only hope now is that CJ will
be allowed to come next year on a
student visa to study his Masters in
computing,” said Angela.
“I’m hoping to go to Africa
later this year to visit him and I’m
counting down the days until I can
see him again.”
CJ is six years younger than her
eldest child.