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Lagos — The Nigeria Civil Avia-tion Authority (NCAA) has confirmed that Abdulfarouk Umar Abdulmuttallab, the passenger who is a suspect in the attempt to bomb North-west-Delta Airlines flight 253 with 278 passengers and 11-member crew from Amsterdam to Detroit, Michigan, is a Nigerian who boarded KLM flight out of Lagos on December 24, 2009 en-route Detroit, Michigan, USA via Amsterdam.
According to the Director-General of NCAA, Dr Harold Demuren, the ticket information of Abdulmutallab showed that the e-ticket with which he traveled was purchased from KLM airport office in Accra, Ghana on December 16, 2009 and with USD 2, 831 the ticket was paid for in cash.
Demuren said the original routing of the trip was Lagos-Amsterdam-Detroit-Amsterdam-Accra.
"However, the routing was later changed to Lagos-Amsterdam-Detroit-Amsterdam-Lagos," the Director-General said.
He said the return journey of Abdulmutallab was booked for January 8, 2010 out of Detroit, to arrive Lagos January 9, 2010.
"No contact address or telephone contact was given by the purchaser of the ticket at the time of purchase. KLM office in Lagos confirmed that the original ticket bought in Accra was cancelled and re-issued on the same 16th December, 2009," he said.
Demuren also said passenger information document confirmed that the passenger personally checked-in at 2035 (8.35 pm) local time and this was also corroborated by the close-circuit television (CCTV) footage.
"The passenger did not check in any luggage but was spotted with a shoulder bag.
The passenger went through a normal checking process. His passport was scanned, his US Visa was scanned and the APIS (Advanced Passenger Information System) returned with no objection. Passenger was allotted seat number 20B on the Lagos-Amsterdam leg and seat 19A on the Amsterdam-Detroit leg," the Director-General explained.
The Murtala Muhammed Airport security also has details of Abdulmutallab's passport and visa information.
Demuren said the bombing suspect possessed a Nigerian Machine Readable Passport (MRP) issued on September 15, 2005 to expire on September 14, 2010 and the passport number is A3921640.
According to the information from the passport, Abdul-mutallab has multiple entry US Visa issued in London, UK on June 16, 2008 to expire June 12, 2010.
The NCAA Director-General said the suspect presented himself for immigration clearance with his Nigerian passport and the passport was scanned into Passenger Registration System, "confirming that passenger went through normal standard security screening procedure."
"Thereafter, he passed through aviation security system comprising of walk through metal detector and the baggage X-ray screening machine. Passenger proceeded to the boarding gate where he went through secondary screening as confirmed by KLM airline security officials.
At the close of the departure, the passenger was confirmed on board, his name was on the post departure manifest under serial number 2," Demuren also said.
He said the Nigerian authorities are willing and prepared to assist in any investigation that would unravel the circumstances surrounding this incident.
"The Honourable Minister of Aviation would like to assure all Nigerians, the travelling public and the international community that the Nigeria aviation is safe and secure, having recently passed the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) Security Audit as well as the America Transportation Security Administration (TSA) audit," the Director-General said.
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One of the condition on interest Free Islamic BANKING. Also Other LOANS interest Free to build University's and Special Secondary School's to train faithfuls for Jehaad.
The West should place the whole far north, the Sharia states of Nigeria on their SECURITY WATCH-LIST
This region has over the years proved to be a terrorist hub and a terrorist incubator. Just a few examples:
- They have routinely massacred hundreds of thousands of non-Muslims resident in that area over the years.
- On 9/11 there were dancing and jubilation in the major towns and villages of this area.
- When attack on the terrorists started in Afghanistan, there were demonstrations, followed by killing and burning of Christians and non-Muslims and their property
- Many of the terrorists captured in Afghanistan were from that area and till today, elements from there continue to train along-side well known international terrorists.
- On 7/7 in London there were again dancing and jubilation in their major towns and villages.
- During the Danish Mohamed cartoon controversy there were again demonstrations on their streets and villages, followed by killing and burning of Christians and non-Muslims and their property.
- The sect Boko Haram that says that Western Educated is evil was incubated there
- No need to mention the latest attack on an American Northwest Airlines.
- There are even suggestions that Osama Bin Laden is hiding in Northern Nigeria, protected by the corrupt Jihadist oligarchs with their ill gotten wealth.
Given the incitements by the Jihadist oligarchs of the far north (i.e.. the Hausa-Fulani) located in the Sharia states, - the perennial violence and terrorism by Muslims in those states against innocent Nigerians of other faith
- Proliferation of Madrasas while embezzling decades old special education fund (for educationally disadvantaged states that they receive from the Federal government for educating their population
- the constant demand for the imposition of sharia law on the whole Nigeria by such groups as The Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (SCIA) and the Jihadist mafia Arewa Consultative Forum
- Putting extremists (such as the present CBN governor) in strategic positions from where they can intimidate the whole nation. - Using extremists such as the CBN governor to set up Islamic Banks that will be used to finance terrorism.
What does one expect from the northern youth. They are simply following instructions from their elders who do not care about their future in a modern world.
The West should watch out for those property bought with stolen money by Jihadists from this area in exclusive areas of Western cities . They could easily be made available to terrorists wanting to cause mayhem in Western cities. They should reveal them, sell them and use the money jointly with a responsible government or NGOs for infrastructural projects in Nigeria.
They should watch out for the snake (a.k.a. Ibrahim Babangida) who did so much to Islamize Nigeria by force and presided over the slaughter of non-Muslims in the north second only to the pogrom of Igbos in the 1960s. They should expose his stolen assets, cease them and use them to support the building of infrastructure in Nigeria
THE WEST SHOULD IGNORE THESE WARNINGS AT THEIR OWN PERIL
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