The Nigerian who cost the NHS up to £200,000 after travelling to Britain while expecting quintuplets has been illegally working as an Avon lady.
Bimbo Ayelabola, 33, applied for a six-month visitor's visa soon after discovering she was pregnant, travelling to the UK without her husband to visit her three sisters.
She gave birth to two boys and three girls in April after a complex Caesarean section and remained in hospital for almost two weeks, paid for by the taxpayer.
Within days of returning to her sister's flat in Poplar, East London, she began distributing catalogues and selling Avon’s make-up, perfume and beauty products.
But under the terms of her visa, which expired last month, she is unable to work in the UK or claim benefits.
She is now fighting to remain in the country. Yesterday a neighbour said: 'She has dropped at least two Avon booklets through the door in the past couple of months. I'm sure she has visited other homes in surrounding streets.
‘She’s definitely working for Avon because I bought something from her last month. She never let on that she was not allowed to work in this country.’(awon amebo)
A Home Office spokesman said last night: ‘The UK Border Agency will thoroughly investigate any reports of anyone breaking the terms of their visa.’
Andrew Boff, Hackney resident and Conservative member of the Greater London Authority, said: ‘You can’t refuse to give someone treatment once they’re in the country, as we’re talking about human life.
‘But what this case does point out is that this country does not have a good immigration policy.
'It does need to be stricter in its application. Our health system should be for those who live in the UK.
Mrs Ayelabola has applied for an extension to her visa as she claims the children – two boys, Tayseel and Samir, and three girls, Aqeelah, Binish and Zara – are still too frail to travel.
Her 37-year-old husband, Ohi Ilanbare, a civil engineer, remains in Nigeria.
Hmmm i dont even know what to say...
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