Olakunle Oshodi v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

Olakunle Oshodi petitions this court for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming the immigration judge (IJ), who made an adverse credibility determination and denied Oshodi’s requests for withholding of removal and relief pursuant to the Convention Against Torture (CAT).

We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we deny the petition for review.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Oshodi’s Asylum Application

Oshodi, a citizen of Nigeria, requested asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT) based on his fear of persecution and torture due to his religion and political opinions.

In his declaration, Oshodi stated that his mother was killed in 1968 by “anti-democratic officers” because of her political activities. When Oshodi was sixteen he joined the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), a group that opposed the security forces, and when he returned to Nigeria in 1981, he joined the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), a group that opposed the government and security forces.

Oshodi described three incidents of persecution. First, Oshodi attended a rally against the government and was beaten…