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Japanese Authorities Deny Refugee Status to Nigerian Christian Threatened by Boko Haram
AsiaNews ^ | 3/3/22 | Guido Alberto Casanova

Posted on 03/05/2022 7:17:39 PM PST by marshmallow

Gabriel Osaheni Aghedo has lived in Japan for 30 years. Islamic extremists threaten to kill him if he returns home, but the Japanese authorities refuse to recognise Nigeria as a high-risk country. This is why he cannot work and receive medical treatment in Japan. In 2020, only 47 asylum seekers or just 1 per cent had their application accepted.

Tokyo (AsiaNews) – Gabriel Osaheni Aghedo has lived in Japan for over 30 years, but his right to stay has not yet been recognised by Japanese authorities.

Aghedo, a Christian from Nigeria, first arrived in 1991 and his intentions were to live between the two countries; at least those were his plans until Nigerian Islamists threatened his life.

The group that later morphed into Boko Haram, now known across the world for its killings and kidnappings, issued a decree whereby a self-help book written by Aghedo violated teachings of the Qurʾān. Soon enough, the threats became real.

Published in Japan and distributed in Nigeria through his sister, the book soon led to retaliation from extremists who resorted to violence to intimidate Aghedo’s sister and other members of his family, forcing them into hiding.

Boko Haram even sent a letter to his sister promising to “kill Gabriel when he returns home.” Yet, for Japanese authorities, Nigeria is a safe country for Gabriel Osaheni Aghedo and his past asylum requests were rejected on the grounds that he could go back without risk of persecution against his person.

As noted by Bitter Winter, a religious freedom and human rights website, Aghedo is a very active member in the community where he lives in Tokyo, involved in the outreach campaigns sponsored by the Church of St Ignatius to which he had belonged for many years.

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1 posted on 03/05/2022 7:17:39 PM PST by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

Because japan has unwritten policy of keeping Japanese blood pure. They don’t fool around. Japan bribed some African countries secretly and transported illegal blacks to Africa. On other hand japan has pretty loose policy toward eastern Asians, Korean or Chinese who are willing to immigrate to japan


2 posted on 03/05/2022 7:23:33 PM PST by Lee25 ( )
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To: Lee25

I guess that makes the Japs … Gasp… “Racist!!!!!!!!!”

(Heads exploding…)


3 posted on 03/05/2022 7:27:44 PM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.She was, indeed, a hottie… Rest in peace, Joanne.)
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To: marshmallow

What a load of..
The Japanese are exactly right. And I have lived in Nigeria before.


4 posted on 03/05/2022 7:29:42 PM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: marshmallow

Japan was isolated long enough to become one big family. I do not blame them for not taking in any refugees, it is their country and they do not have to share it with anyone. Japan is very definition of a nation state and they have the absolute and fundamental right to determine who they invite Into their country and to determine their own destiny.

Globalist slavers can FOAD.


5 posted on 03/05/2022 7:30:22 PM PST by wildcard_redneck (Welcome to leftist Planet Lab Cage where are YOU are the rat)
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To: NFHale

Nope. It makes the Japanese smart and sensible.


6 posted on 03/05/2022 7:31:25 PM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

Yeah, you and I know that, Joe…

But you dont hear the left screaming about it, because only “da whyte folks be rayciss”


7 posted on 03/05/2022 7:33:29 PM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.She was, indeed, a hottie… Rest in peace, Joanne.)
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To: marshmallow

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procol_Harum?


8 posted on 03/05/2022 7:36:00 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: marshmallow

Why Japan? Why not some other African country receptive to Nigerian “Christians?” I smell a rat. Prove he is a “Christian” first, if possible.


9 posted on 03/05/2022 7:40:19 PM PST by Fungi
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To: marshmallow

How will Japan ever be strong without diversity? Diversity is our strength! Somehow, though, it seems the more diverse we get the more our country is going to crap. Not sure how that works.


10 posted on 03/05/2022 7:40:21 PM PST by suthener ( )
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To: marshmallow

Maybe try another country?


11 posted on 03/05/2022 7:51:01 PM PST by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Still Thinking

Why can’t South Africa take them. They are still light years ahead of any African country.


12 posted on 03/05/2022 7:52:54 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SmokingJoe

If you watch certain Japanese media, you find Japanese men have a serious fear of AAs stealing their women.


13 posted on 03/05/2022 7:57:52 PM PST by rbg81
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To: NFHale

They’ve traditionally been among the most ‘racist-minded’ populations in the world. They’ve treated even Koreans like sh!t.


14 posted on 03/05/2022 7:59:48 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: marshmallow
The Japanese have a very long history...that's in force even today...of being very unwelcoming to foreigners who want to settle permanently.
15 posted on 03/05/2022 8:13:49 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Balloting)
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To: marshmallow

WE WUZ KANGS AND SHEEIT!


16 posted on 03/05/2022 8:16:51 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (The GOP is the UN of US politics)
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To: marshmallow

I thought Gary Brooker passed away this week.


17 posted on 03/05/2022 8:18:58 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Lee25

Correct.


18 posted on 03/05/2022 9:13:03 PM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: marshmallow

Bkmk.


19 posted on 03/06/2022 5:02:05 AM PST by sauropod (Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad.)
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To: Jamestown1630

They’re just protecting their own culture, heritage, traditions, and society.

Cultural Self-preservation.


20 posted on 03/06/2022 5:48:14 AM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.She was, indeed, a hottie… Rest in peace, Joanne.)
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