Nigeria: Minister Accused of Ethnic Cleansing

15 September 2004

Abuja — Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has been accused of executing a programme of ethnic cleansing targeted at the Igbos, in the on-going rationalisation exercise in the ministry.

This accusation was made by a group, Igbo Leadership Forum (ILF) in a statement signed by its leader, Dr. Eustace Ejikeme, which also called on President Olusegun Obasanjo to relieve the minister of his appointment.

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