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Nigeria: "Cultism" conference held at Delta State University, Nigeria on 12 June 2007; list of speakers or persons who presented papers on "cultism"; reports of participants being hurt or threatened after the conference

In a 10 July 2008 telephone interview, a research assistant in the Department of Guidance and Counselling at Delta State University, Nigeria confirmed that a conference on "cultism" was held at the university in June 2007. However, the Research Assistant did not provide the exact date of the conference nor did he indicate whether there were reports of participants being hurt or threatened following the conference (Delta State University 10 July 2008).

Further or corroborating information on the conference could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

The Research Directorate was unable to obtain a list of the conference's participants among the sources consulted within the time constraints of this Response.

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 sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Reference

Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria. 10 July 2008. Department of Guidance and Counselling. Telephone interview with a research assistant.

Additional Sources Consulted

Oral sources: A member of staff of the department of guidance and counselling at Delta State University who wrote a report on managing cultism in universities in Nigeria provided the name of the department's research assistant. ANigerian researcher at Obafemi Awolowo University, who has conducted research on cults in Nigerian universities did not provide information within the time constraints of this Response.

Internet sites, including: AllAfrica, Amnesty International (AI), Africa Research Bulletin, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), ConferenceAlerts.com, Cult Awareness and Information Centre (CAIC), Delta State Ministry of Education, European Country of Origin Information Network (ecoi.net), Factiva, The Jamestown Foundation, NigeriaWorld.com, Norway – Landinfo, United Kingdom Home Office, United Nations Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN).