A TOTTENHAM MP has welcomed the decision to finally extradite a self-styled archbishop who claimed he could give infertile couples a “miracle baby”.

The Home Secretary Theresa May last week approved to extradite Gilbert Deya to Kenya, where he faces accusations he stole five babies between 1999 and 2004.

David Lammy, MP for Tottenham, whose constituents were caught up in the affair, welcomed the move, saying: “I am very pleased that Gilbert Deya is finally being deported, although I am disappointed it has taken so long. I have been calling for his removal for many years.

“Gilbert Deya is a modern day snake oil salesman who has conned and betrayed his vulnerable congregation. He is a very dangerous man who should have been removed from this country a long time ago.

“He preyed on innocent families who desperately wanted children, while trafficking and smuggling Kenyan babies into the UK. He should face the heavy hand of justice for his abhorrent behaviour.”

Evangelical pastor Gilbert Deya is alleged to have given a Haringey couple, known as Mr and Mrs E, a baby they believed was a "miracle of God".

The young boy was taken into care in October 2003 after a doctor reported the supposed mother when she tried to have the baby registered.

Despite three separate medical tests in this country confirming the infertile woman was not pregnant, she still believed it was a "miracle of God".

Mr Deya was first ordered to be extradited three years ago, and an appeal against extradition failed in October 2008 and he was refused leave to appeal to the House of Lords.

His lawyers made representations that his human rights would be infringed if he was sent to Kenya, but those claims have now been dismissed.

His extradition was confirmed on Tuesday, September 13, and the process of removing him from the country is now underway.