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Kid Refugee Who Fled Boko Haram, Took the Chess World by Storm Granted Asylum

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Kid Refugee Who Fled Boko Haram, Took the Chess World by Storm Granted Asylum

Positive news regarding a refugee Christian family with chess prodigy son; watch my prior exclusive interview with the champ and his family.

Nicola A. Menzie
Dec 27, 2022
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Kid Refugee Who Fled Boko Haram, Took the Chess World by Storm Granted Asylum

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Tani Adewumi, the pre-teen chess prodigy who fled Nigeria with his family after receiving threats from Boko Haram terrorists, has been granted asylum in the United States.

Tami Adewumi plays chess
Photo: Jarad Clement via Harper Collins.

The Adewumis first applied for asylum in 2019 with the help of a lawyer, but a second legal team from a NYC law firm joined the case pro bono.

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