UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 06-1611

AYABA MANA MESSAN; KODJOVI OROU; SIBI DIDI LAWSON,

Petitioners,

versus

ALBERTO R. GONZALES, Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. (A96-081-822; A96-081-823; A96-081-824)

Submitted: December 20, 2006 Decided: January 9, 2007

Before NIEMEYER, WILLIAMS, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Oti W. Nwosu, THE LAW OFFICE OF OTI W. NWOSU, Arlington, Virginia, for Petitioner. Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, James A. Hunolt, Senior Litigation Counsel, Craig Y. Lee, Office of Immigration Litigation, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Ayaba Mana Messan, a native and citizen of Togo,

petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration

Appeals (“Board”) denying her motion to reconsider its prior order,

which adopted and affirmed the immigration judge’s denial of her

requests for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under

the Convention Against Torture. We have reviewed the record and

the Board’s order and find that the Board did not abuse its

discretion in denying the motion to reconsider. See

(a) (2006); Jean v. Gonzales,

, 491 (4th Cir.

2006). Accordingly, we deny the petition for review for the

reasons stated by the Board. See In re: Messan, No. A96-081-822

(B.I.A. Apr. 27, 2006). We dispense with oral argument because the

facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the

materials before the court and argument would not aid the

decisional process.

PETITION DENIED

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