Nigeria: Mutallab - UK Sympathetic to Country, says Envoy

3 February 2010

London — The government of the United Kingdom is sympathetic to Nigeria's situation over the alleged attempted bombing of an American airplane by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab.

Nigeria's High Commissioner to the UK, Dr Dalhatu Sarki Tafida who disclosed this to the Daily Trust in London said the UK "is not contemplating listing Nigeria on its terror countries list."

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