The town of Bori is in Rivers state southeast of Port Harcourt (see attached map). In a telephone interview with the DIRB, a representative of the High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Ottawa stated that Ijau and Kalabari are the primary languages spoken in Bori (13 August 1996). The representative emphasized, however, that other languages such as Igbo, Hausa, and Yoruba could also be spoken in Bori.

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.

High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ottawa. 13 August 1996. Interview with representative.

John Bartholomew Travel Series. 1980. "Nigeria." Edinburgh: John Bartholomew & Son.

John Bartholomew Travel Series. 1980. "Nigeria." Edinburgh: John Bartholomew & Son.