How safe is Nigeria

Online documents on what forces cause people to flee Nigeria


Worldstats on Nigeria
Basic background material on the most populous country in Africa

Nigeria - No political repression?
The Irish government claims that no political repression takes place in Nigeria. Nothing could be further from the truth. Nigeria is one of the countries in the world where persecution and oppression are most common on the grounds of one's religion, ethniticity, sex or political beliefs.

Police-community Violence in Nigeria
PDF file of report Published in 2000 by 'Centre for Law Enforcement Education' and 'National Human Rights Commission' Nigeria.

Time for justice and accountability
Amnesty International "serious human rights violations continue in many parts of the country" Page has links to annual country reports as well

Religous persecution
Page that lists attacks on christians

Alleviating Poverty in Nigeria
A Nigerian businessmans perspective

Ethnic conflicts in Nigeria
Only the working class can offer a way out Ethnic conflicts in Nigeria (reprints from a Nigerian marxist paper)

Project Ploughshares
Report from the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, Conrad Grebel College Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Lagos the great and Nigeria, bubblin'
part of a travel diary kept by an Irish anarchist who travelled through Africa in 2000

Deportations

Call to halt Nigeria refugee deal
Leaders of Ireland's Nigerian community have written to the President of the west African state urging him to reconsider a controversial 'aid for repatriation' deal with the Irish government.

After deportation from Germany John Paul remains in prison in Nigeria
To the great uneasiness of Mrs. Paul and of John's relatives, since his deportation over a year ago, John has remained in prison in Nigeria

Nigeria's police: The horrifying truth
Article was written by Ede Ahmed an asylum seeker based in Ireland.with the intention of highlighting the reasons why the Minister of Justive is not justified in colluding with the corrupt Nigerian police

 

Nigeria is not safe