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Hi All, HKRAC is seeking the following information on behalf of an asylum seeker that has sought our assistance. The asylum seeker is from Aba, Abia State, Nigeria, was an active member in the Umoro Autonomous Community political party, and was involved in the pursuit of Umoro independence from the Umudi Autonomous Community. Any information you have regarding the following would be extremely helpful and is much appreciated: 1. Information on the Umoro Autonomous Community political group. 2. Information on the Umudi Autonomous Community political group. 3. Any information on the 2007 election, in which leaders of the Umoro Autonomous Community were elected. 4. Any information on the 2008 election (in which the Umoro Autonomous community voted to determine whether they should formally separate from the Umudi Autonomous Community, and be recognised as an autonomous community of their own) would be helpful. 5. Did the Umoro Autonomous Community achieve independence from the Umudi Autonomous Community following the 2008 election or anytime thereafter? 6. The population of the Umoro and Umudi communities. 7. Information on one of the leaders of the Umudi Autonomous Community, known as “Chief” or “Al Haji”. 8. Information on the treatment/persecution of Umoro Autonomous Community members by the Umudi group. 9. Information on Christian/Muslim conflict in Katsina in the early 1990s. 10. Information on Christian/Muslim conflict in Jos in 2000. Any information you have on the above information would be greatly appreciated. Please email Christine Lin at [log in to unmask] with the information. Please send all replies to: [log in to unmask] Best Regards, Christine Lin Legal Director, Hong Kong Refugee Advice Centre -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Note: The material contained in this communication comes to you from the Forced Migration Discussion List which is moderated by Forced Migration Online, Refugee Studies Centre (RSC), Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the RSC or the University. If you re-print, copy, archive or re-post this message please retain this disclaimer. Quotations or extracts should include attribution to the original sources. E-mail: [log in to unmask] Posting guidelines: http://www.forcedmigration.org/discussion/guidelines Subscribe/unsubscribe: http://tinyurl.com/fmlist-join-leave List Archives: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html RSS: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?RSS&L=forced-migration Twitter: http://twitter.com/forcedmigration