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UN, ECOWAS alert on one million stateless persons in Nigeria, others
7 years agoTraders and commuters move on the Oshodi road in Lagos, the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria April 17, 2003. Threats of violence mounted in Nigeria on Thursday ahead of a weekend presidential election after opposition leaders accused the ruling party of rigging last Saturday's parliamentary polls. REUTERS/George Esiri GE/FMS
The United Nations (UN) and Economic Community of West Africa, States (ECOWAS) has urged government of member countries, civil societies and other regional partners to join in the campaign against statelessness in the region.