Information on the above-mentioned topics could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.

However, for historical information on the Cherubim and Seraphim religious group, please consult the attached excerpts of The New Encyclopaedia Britanica under the Aiyetoro and Aladura headings (1989 181, 198). Furthermore, the attached 21 August 1993 article from The Economist states that the Holy Church of Cherubim and Seraphim is one of the evangelical churches which has flourished in northern Nigeria.

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.

The Economist [London]. 21 August 1993. "The Call of Islam." (NEXIS)

The New Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1989. 15th ed. Vol. 1. Edited by Philip W. Goetz. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, pp. 181, 198.

Amnesty International. Yearly. Amnesty International Report. New York: Amnesty International.

Amnesty International periodical reports and releases.

Nigeria: A Country Study. 1992. Edited by Helen Chapin Metz. Washington, DC. Secretary of the Army.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Yearly. U.S. Department of State. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Critique: Review of the Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Yearly. New York: Lawyers Committee for Human Rights.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Reports. Daily.

Human Rights Watch. Yearly. Human Rights Watch World Report. New York: Human Rights Watch.

Material from the Indexed Media Review (IMR) or country files containing articles and reports from diverse sources (primarily dailies and periodicals) from the Weekly Media Review.