Document #1010572
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
A professor of African politics at the
University of Texas in Houston states that the Nigerian authorities
will not be searching today for those involved in the October 1991
Kano riots (26 Oct. 1993). The source notes that, compared to other
riots, the Kano riots were not serious enough to warrant the
indefinite pre-occupation of the authorities.
The participants in the riots were not
attempting to overthrow the federal government which, in the
political climate of Nigeria under Ibrahim Babangida, would have
made their case important enough to guarantee a constant search for
them by the government (Ibid.). For more information on those
involved in the Kano riots, please refer to NGA15529.E of 26
October 1993. This document is available at your Regional
Documentation Centre.
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.
Professor of African politics,
University of Texas, Houston. 26 October 1993. Telephone
interview.