Patriotic Youth's Vanguard; place and date of formation; names of founding members; activities and treatment of members and their families by the authorities [NGA32893.E]

No reports of Patriotic Youth's Vanguard, including place and date of formation; names of founding members; activities and treatment of members and their families by the authorities could be found among the 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 see below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted


Africa Confidential [London]. June 1998-September 1999. Vols. 38-39.

Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series [Oxford]. June 1998-December 1998. Vol. 35. Nos. 6-12.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998. 1999. United States Department of State. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.

Human Rights Watch (HRW)/Africa. May 1999. Vol. 11 (2). Nigeria: Crackdown in the Niger Delta. New York: Human Rights Watch.

Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. June 1998-April 1999. Vols. 44-45.

West Africa [London]. June 1998-January 1999. Nos. 4192-4201.

Electronic sources: IRB databases, LEXIS/NEXIS, World Network Connection (WNC), Internet: http://www.africapolicy.org/docs97/nig9705.htm [Accessed: 21 Oct. 1999]; http://www.motherlandnigeria.com/organizations.html [Accessed: 21 Oct. 1999]; http://www.postexpresswired.com [Accessed: 21 Oct. 1999]; http://www.google.com [Accessed: 21 Oct. 1999].

Two oral sources consulted did not provide information on the requested subject.