An elated Damilola Ajagbonna has flown back to Britain and will start university in September, keeping alive his dream of becoming a teacher.

Last month the brilliant 20-year-old Stopsley student - who had been threatened with deportation - returned in despair to the land of his birth, Nigeria.

But now his appeal has been granted. Dami has been given the right to stay for a further three years while he completes his university education.

And there is every reason to believe his wish to become a British citizen will be considered favourably when he has taken his degree.

A campaign by the Herald&Post newspaper and an online petition attracted hundreds of people who were outraged by the Home Office's decision to declare Dami an illegal immigrant.

They included a high-flying God squad of bishops, headed by the Bishop of London, the Rt Rev Richard Chartres, and Hazel Simmons, the leader of Luton Borough Council.

Bishop Chartres said: 'It's unfortunate Damilola was forced to go back to Nigeria where he had not lived since childhood but it's a huge relief that he has been allowed to return.

'He has so much to offer this country and we were worried that the Home Office had not taken his past and potential achievements into account in their decision to send him back.

'I have every expectation that he will become an excellent teacher.'