Hanad Hassan (Image: Hanad Hassan)
The Birmingham Mail
By Stephanie Balloo
The 30-minute programme focusing on a refugee who fled war-torn Somalia to make Birmingham his home was withdrawn from Wednesday night’s schedule. A BBC documentary focusing on a young refugee who claims he turned £37 into £5.9million through crypto coin has been pulled from the schedule. The 30 minute programme was set to feature Hanad Hassan – a 20-year-old who reportedly ‘made millions trading cryptocurrency’ after he fled war-torn Somalia to make Birmingham his home.
The broadcaster confirmed the piece would no longer air tonight, Wednesday, February 9, but “could not disclose the reason why”. Self-care and taking a moment for yourself is now more important than ever. The Go Love Yourself edit is filled with five pampering skin and bodycare treats from big-name beauty brands like Korres, Ameliorate and Alicia Keys’ own line, Keys Soulcare. There’s everything you need to create a moment of me-time this winter.
Hanad came to England with his parents when he was 14, did well at school and went on to university. But after he made an investment of $50, the equivalent of £37, he’s understood to have dropped out to pursue his cryptocurrency investments. Within three months it was worth $1m (£738,000), the BBC had reported before also pulling the story from its website. In the now-removed article, the BBC said he had set up a cryptocurrency to support a charity – with £200,000 already spent on helping others.
The article also refers to plans to open a foodbank in Mr Hassan’s hometown in Birmingham as he claims he has a net-worth of almost $8m (£5.9m). Asked why the programme would no longer air, a BBC spokesman said: “The programme has been withdrawn from tonight’s schedule while we look into editorial issues.”
As he was filmed for the documentary his father Omar told the BBC: “I tried to bring my family to a better place to give them a better life that we didn’t have there. Our life in Somalia was like no life in the UK.
“There was a lot of wars and fighting going on, it was not a safe place to see your kids growing up.”