Omere-Enoma

MEMORANDUM ***

Osasumwen Omere-Enoma petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision affirming the Immigration Judge’s denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, adjustment of status, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. Omere-Enoma contends that the BIA erred in upholding the denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal because the evidence compels a finding of well-founded fear and clear probability of persecution on account of his political opinions and membership in the National Association of Nigerian Students (“NANS”). We deny the petition for review.

Petitioner has failed to produce direct and specific evidence supporting a reasonable fear of persecution on the basis of his membership in NANS, whether his association with the group is deemed a social or political one. See Sarvicir-Qumtanilla v. INS, 767 F.2d 1387, 1394 (9th Cir.1985). There is no evidence that government officials are specifically looking for Petitioner or even know about his role in the 1995 protests. Government officials have not asked his relatives about him, and there is no evidence that the government has engaged in…