Information on the participation of the Christ Apostolic Church in the May 1992 riots, whether the church runs a hospital in Kaduna and whether people were arrested at the church during the riots is currently unavailable to the DIRB in Ottawa.

A staff member of the High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Ottawa provided the following address for the Christ Apostolic Church in Ibadan:

Christ Apostolic Church

Oke Anu Onireke Street

Ekotedo

Ibadan, Nigeria

The staff member indicated that this address was obtained from a 1984 directory, which is the most current available to the high commission in Ottawa.

However, a journalist with the African Concorde in London, England, indicated that there are several branches of the church in Ibadan, and as a result, it will be nearly impossible to confirm the address of the church in Ibadan.

This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB 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.

References

High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ottawa. 19 December 1994. Telephone interview with staff member.

Journalist with the African Concorde, London. 19 December 1994. Telephone interview.

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