Dokument #1192182
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
No reference to an Ekoken village in Edo State, including names of current or past Ogboni kings, could be found among sources consulted by the Research Directorate. Nor could any reference to Ogboni burial rites for their kings be found among sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
IRB Databases
NEXIS
Two oral sources were unable to provide
information on the above-mentioned topic.
Unsuccessful attempts to contact the
University of Benin
Internet sites including:
Africa Confidential
AllAfrica.com
Edo Nation Online
Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Newswatch Nigeria
Nigeria Daily
Reformed Ogboni Fraternity
Vanguard
World News.com
World News Connection (WNC)
Search engines including:
Google