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Nigeria: Whether a certain individual was an assistant commissioner of police in Lagos State (1997-2004)

Publisher Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Author Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ottawa
Publication Date 5 February 2008
Citation / Document Symbol NGA102746.E
Cite as Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Nigeria: Whether a certain individual was an assistant commissioner of police in Lagos State (1997-2004), 5 February 2008, NGA102746.E, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/47d6546dc.html [accessed 25 May 2013]
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There was no mention of the individual named in the Request for Information among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

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

Sources Consulted

Oral sources: Attempts were made to contact the Police Service Commission in Abuja, Nigeria. CLEEN Foundation did not provide information within the time constraints of this Response.

Internet sites, including: AllAfrica, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), CLEEN Foundation, CommonwealthPoliceWatch.org, European Country of Origin Information Network (ecoi.net), Factiva, Motherland Nigeria, Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Police Service Commission, Policeinsignia.com, United Kingdom Homse Office, United Nations Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), United States Department of State, Vanguard [Lagos].

Publications: World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems (2nd Edition), World Police Encyclopedia.

Copyright notice: This document is published with the permission of the copyright holder and producer Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB). The original version of this document may be found on the offical website of the IRB at http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/. Documents earlier than 2003 may be found only on Refworld.

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