Bassey Osagie and Toronto Police Services

Nigeria: If immigration tags an applicant as a member, yes, that would discourage people from talking about it, said Bassey Osagie, a Toronto Police Services sergeant who immigrated from Nigeria in 1995, according to Globe and Mail. People who speak openly about their time in the Black Axe are likely committed to fighting the group, and it is not fair to consider them loyal members, he said. That encourages more silence around the organization in Canada, even among the vast majority of Nigerian-Canadians who want to exorcize it from their community. For members who complain publicly, there would be consequences from the group. However, at least six claimants who said they were fleeing the Black Axe have made court appeals. Canadian refugee claim hearings are not made public unless they reach an appeal in federal court, so it is unclear how often the Black Axe has come up before the Immigration and Refugee Board. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.