Document #1019519
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
No mention of the Celestial Church of Christ in Kano could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. Please consult NGA32382.E of 10 August 1999 and NGA34952.E of 22 September 2000 for information on Christians and their relationship with Muslims in Nigeria.
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
LEXIS/NEXIS
Research Directorate's Country File:
Nigeria. 1998-2000
World News Connection (WNC)
Internet sites including:
Adherents.com
All Africa.com
Amnesty International
Daily Mail & Guardian
[Johannesburg]. Search Engine
The Guardian [London]. Search
Engine
Human Rights Watch
NigeriaNews.net. Search Engine
Post Express [Lagos]. Search
Engine
ReliefWeb
US Department of State. September 2000.
2000 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom.
Vanguard [Lagos]. Search
Engine
Search engines including:
Dogpile
Fast Search
Google