Information on the date on which 200 policemen interrupted the book launch for Tunde Adeniran's The Politics of Wole Soyinka at the Premier Hotel in Ibadan, and on the proposed date for the launch of a book by Professor Oyin Ogunga [NGA22738.E]

Information on the proposed date for the launch of a book by Professor Oyin Ogunga could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.

According to the 1994 annual report of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, which is a pro-democracy and human rights group based in Lagos, the launch of Tunde Adeniran's The Politics of Wole Soyinka was scheduled for 3 November 1994 at the Premier Hotel in Ibadan (Committee for the Defence of Human Rights Mar. 1995, 31). However, the launch was "aborted" when "anti-riot" police "invaded" the hotel and prevented organizers and guests from entering (ibid.). For additional information, please consult the attachment.

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. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Reference


Committee for the Defence of Human Rights. March 1995. 1994 Annual Report: Human Rights Situation in Nigeria. Lagos: Committee for the Defence of Human Rights.

Attachment

Committee for the Defence of Human Rights. March 1995. 1994 Annual Report Human Rights Situation in Nigeria. Lagos: Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, p. 31.

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Amnesty International Report 1995.

Constitutional Rights Project. On Human Rights Violations in Nigeria 1994.

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Human Rights Watch World Report 1995.

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On-line searches of media articles (NEXIS).