Last year the immigration authorities told him he had no right to continue living in Britain and would be deported to Nigeria, where the Abacha military regime acts brutally against all opponents.
Although the threat of deportation hung over his head, Bayo accepted an invitation to join a delegation to China.
He trusted the word of the authorities that he would be able to return to Britain. But that was not to be.
Bayo has been detained in Hong Kong and his family, fgriends and trade union brothers and sisters are campaigning for his return.
At a protest rally Bayo's friend and fellow trade unionist Anthony Ogunssiji said 'I am an officer of Liverpool UNISON branch, and I speak on behalf of the union's Black Workers' Section.
'I wish Bayo could speak instead of me, I wish Bayo was HOME!
He's not, so, three words on Bayo ... Honesty, Trustworthiness, Integrity. Bayo will give you his word readily, but not lightly - it means something, you can count on it.
'The reason I mention those qualities is because they are the exact reason Bayo is in Hong Kong today.
'He was given, and believed, the word of politicians and Home Office Immigration Officials who assured him he could travel to Hong Kong, and then come HOME.
'Would you have believed them? Probably not, but then we're all "wise after the event," aren't we?
'My kids would have believed them (probably) because kids generally accept adults, officials etc. to guide them with honest intent.
'The parallel to be drawn between my kids and Bayo is a basic instinct to trust people.
'Is it wrong to trust? It may be naive, even foolish, but wrong? I don't think so.
'So that's why Bayo is in Hong Kong. He lives by his principles: Honesty, Trustworthiness and Integrity, and others don't.
'They use measures like racist immigration legislation to determine people's futures.
'How do we get him HOME? We need publicity in the national and international press and TV and radio coverage of Bayo's plight.
'We want people to speak and write to demand action from Councillors, MPs and others.
'We need to join with other campaigns - there is strength in numbers.
'We need every individual group or organisation concerned with Human Rights to join our campaign not only for Bayo, but to crush these oppressive laws once and for all.'
At the time of writing Keith Mellow, chair of the Bayo Anti-Deportation Campaign, is in Hong Kong trying to get Bayo released.
Please support the campaign: c/o UNISON, 4th Floor, Produce Exchange, 8 Victoria Street, Liverpool L2 6QJ. Tel: 0151 236 1944 + 225 2920 Fax: 0151 258 1247
