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But the DfE strongly refuted those predictions, with a spokesperson saying they "do not account for the much-needed Send reforms this government will bring forward".

“The Nigerian delegation refuted allegations of genocide in Nigeria, emphasizing that violent attacks affect families and communities across religious and ethnic lines,” Onanuga said.

Its results have not been replicated and are refuted by subsequent research.

“There is clear evidence which completely refutes these outlandish allegations.”

“I don’t like using a book to refute things or to say anything disparaging about another person,” she clarifies.