Fbi, Cia Puts Northern Leaders On The Watch List

FBI, CIA put sponsors on watch list
•Plot to replace security chiefs thickens
From ISMAIL OMIPIDAN (Kaduna) & MURPHY GANAGANA (Abuja)
Sunday, September 04, 2011

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There are strong indications that global intelligence agencies, especially in Britain and the United States of America, have placed some top Nigerian politicians and opinion leaders on a watch-list of terrorist sponsors, following the August 26 bomb blast at the United Nations House in Abuja, which claimed no fewer than 23 lives.
This is coming amid apprehension within the nation’s armed forces, police and the intelligence community of impending sweeping changes that might torpedo some service chiefs from their plum positions.

Sunday Sun can, however, reveal that President Goodluck Jonathan may have resolved to retain the National Security Adviser (NSA), General Owoeye Azazi, and the Director-General of the State Security Services, Mr Ita Ekpenyong.
Impeccable sources informed that the axe may as well be slammed on some top brass in the armed forces even as the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall Oluseyi Petirin, is due for retirement just as the Naval Chief, Vice Admiral Ola Sa’ad Ibrahim, has about a year in service.

While the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ihejirika, has about two years before his statutory date of retirement, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Umar, who is a Course 20 officer, has more than three years in service.
Feelers from the presidency, however, indicated that some of the service chiefs may not remain in office till their official terminal dates in service, more so as they are holding political appointments. The changes are expected to be made with the appointment of a new CDS.

Sunday Sun however learnt from other sources in Abuja and Kaduna that there are indeed moves to ensure Azazi and some of the security chiefs are replaced because of what one of them described as “obvious intelligence failure,” on the part of the security chiefs, including the office of the NSA.
“When security chiefs start contradicting one another on security matters, it is a sign of a more deeply rooted problem. I am sure you are aware that the SSS is claiming that it sent intelligence report to the office of the NSA before the UN House bombing.

“But the NSA has come out even on the pages of newspaper to deny that any of such thing happened. This is a clear signal that there is a problem. And it is up to the President to exercise his powers, because except he acts fast, the thing may consume him too,” said the source.
The development has heightened tension with the armed forces and the intelligence community, although President Jonathan is reportedly keeping plans in that direction close to his chest.
Sunday Sun further gathered that the President is no longer losing sleep over the recent UN House bombing as the attack has led to the unmasking of some suspected sponsors of the increasing terrorist acts in Nigeria, particularly in the aftermath of the 2011 general election, and consequently drawn international sympathy rather than anger towards Jonathan.

The incident, according to dependable sources, has also led to the revelation of intelligence reports in possession of some foreign agencies to the Nigerian government on two meetings allegedly held offshore by some prominent opposition politicians and opinion leaders of northern extraction in the past one month.
It was gathered that one of the recent meetings was held last month in Saudi Arabia while the second took place last week in London. Both meetings allegedly centred on how to intensify activities that would sustain the tempo of insecurity with a view to weakening and preventing Jonathan from taking monumental decisions with regards to the 2015 polls.

With international intelligence agencies presently keeping tabs on these moves and having followed the political dynamics that preceded the Jonathan presidency, including the post-election violence and subsequent Boko Haram insurgency, Britain, U.S. and the UN had reportedly been aware of the existence of a political wing of the fanatical Islamic sect, and, therefore, had no qualms in placing some prominent Nigerians on the watch-list of terrorist sponsors.

“There are two wars presently going on. The first is to weaken the President from taking monumental decisions on 2015. The second is to create the impression that only northern heads of the armed forces and the intelligence community can secure this country.
“And in the course of ensuring that they succeed in their plans, they went as far as attacking the UN House in Abuja. That was where they got it wrong. Now, they have taken the problem off the shoulders of President Jonathan. It is now a global affair and the world is watching them,” said a top security source, who pleaded anonymity.

There are already speculations that a former NSA, General Aliyu Gusau, may return to the intelligence community where he hitherto held sway, even though there are feelers that Jonathan may not be favourably disposed to such move.
In fact, the President is said to hold a strong view against the backdrop of unfolding events, that in the last 50 years the nation’s intelligence mechanism had not been citizen, community and country-based but driven by Very Important Person (VIP)/individualism, intimidation, and bravado.

This discovery, Sunday Sun learnt, may have informed Jonathan’s resolve to retain the NSA and the SSS boss among others, if he eventually decides to shake-up the armed forces and other security agencies, with a conviction that what is required is building up a new security infrastructure.
Jonathan made this position known on Friday in Abuja while launching the new vehicle number plates and drivers license rolled out by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC).
He also made a veiled reference to the foreign intelligence reports on suspected sponsors of terrorist activities in the country and their placement on a watch-list.

“I have directed a review of our national security architecture to lay greater emphasis on intelligence and citizens’ participation in security surveillance. Let me use this occasion to reassure Nigerians and members of the international community that we now have strong leads as to those involved in this terror war on Nigeria and Nigerians. I have directed security operatives to go after them no matter where they may be hiding.
“Also, I am using this opportunity to warn that those who choose to hide under our new freedoms to perpetuate evil against our people shall have no hiding place. This administration is fully determined and able to deal with all threats and agents of instability who continue to test the resolve of our nation and its democratic institutions and leadership.

“As President and Chief Security Officer of the nation, I will employ every means and instrument at my disposal to secure this nation against forces of evil, which seek to divide and sabotage our country. There shall be no sacred cows in our efforts to expose, contain and defeat this network of terror and its sponsors,” Jonathan said.
Sunday Sun can also authoritatively reveal that encouraged by international solidarity over the recent bomb blast and the frenzied efforts at tracking the sponsors, the President decided against a nationwide broadcast on the UN House attack as earlier announced by the Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Ringim, and may have thus directed the SSS to issue a press statement on the arrests made so far and the extent of investigation.

“The fact is that they wanted to push the President to address the nation on the UN House bombing to create the impression that he is jittery and the country is on fire. How can he do that? When we had the Maitasine riots, the Boko Haram of the Yar’Adua administration and the uprising, were the sitting Presidents making national broadcasts? They just want to create panic and insecurity,” a source noted.
A top security source, who confirmed the move to bring back Gusau, said: “It is true. But I don’t know who is reaching out to whom between an ex-NSA and the Presidency. However, since you don’t want to mention his name, I will also not mention his name. But I am aware that during the time of late Yar’Adua, this same man you are talking about approached Yar’Adua to be appointed a security chief in charge of Home Affairs, the same way we have in the US, but the man turned him down. So he is good at that. He will be the one reaching out, but he will make it look as if, he is being reached out to.

“But he was around when Boko Haram started in 2003 or thereabout, what did he do? I mean this is a man who knows next to nothing about intelligence, but every time he is celebrated as a super intelligence officer. If Jonathan is serious, we have fine intelligence officers that are retired but can do the job for him intelligently and effectively.

“It will be premature to start linking this Boko Haram issue to either 2015 or an attempt by America to come in through the FBI. Don’t get me wrong, it may not be impossible. But I tell you, our security chiefs have proved incompetent and incapable in the face of this obvious security challenges. We just pray and hope that Jonathan will realize earlier enough that there is a great deal of difference between holding power and exercising it. For now, I believe the President is not exercising power, he is only holding power,” the source added.



http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2011/sept/04/national-04-09-2011-001.html

Na wao for this abokis (IBB, Atiku, Buhari and co)

Why jump into conclusion when names havent been revealed?

The incident, according to dependable sources, has also led to the revelation of intelligence reports in possession of some foreign agencies to the Nigerian government on two meetings allegedly held offshore by some prominent opposition politicians and opinion leaders of northern extraction in the past one month.
It was gathered that one of the recent meetings was held last month in Saudi Arabia while the second took place last week in London. Both meetings allegedly centred on how to intensify activities that would sustain the tempo of insecurity with a view to weakening and preventing Jonathan from taking monumental decisions with regards to the 2015 polls.

Buhari's London and Saudi meetings with El-Rufai?

Dont knw what 2 believe anymore

Average nigerian are the one who commit this terror. because of hate of the government to address the issue. When Nigerian see the satellite pictures. They dont have confident in the government.

If you have an issue you look for easy solution and not continue to tell them lies which the government is doing.

The issue is Nigeria politician in power should be ban from getting visa and account freezed that way they will be force to make change. This politician refuse to make change that why we had the United nation bombing.

The solution is to place a travelling embargo on all office holder and politician or until they make change. They are scared of this.

From what I know about Nigerian,they would continue to bomb places until this office holders or politician make change. they always result to violent before the government listen. The solution should be a military action against Nigeria by the United nation.

This is the only solution.

And remove edo,delta and Yorubas from Nigeria will solve majority of Nigeria problem. And this should be the focus of the United nation.

It is not possible to create an islamic nation out of Nigeria to address the issue because of plateau state has mix. and to avoid a serious war. removing edo,delta and Yorubas from Nigeria would not lead to any civil war in Nigeria.

Yes mike adenuga and others may complain. But they are less than 1% of the population.

The united nation hold the world responsibility to protect the life of the people. A military action by the united nation to protect the life of Nigeria is the best solution.

Nigerian needs the united nation to separate the nation to protect its citizen

asking the United nation to use military action is not term instigate any foreigner to make any armed invasion of Nigeria or of any of the territories thereof; and manifests such intention by an overt act, is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for life


The United nation is not a foreigner on nigeria soil. The United nation is the apex body of the world. The united nation military action include peace keeping. And the United nation peace keepers are members of the army.

When did nigerian write this constitution. Never.

I know dat these abokis will not rest till they achieve their aims of destabiling this country I don tire with their born to rule mentality

This "Musiwa" must be one of the most brilliant "Security Consultants" Nigeria ever produced!

Just look at he way the solved the Security situation that even America cannot solve!

Musiwa is hereby nominated as Head of CIA, FBI, NSA and SSS!
Guy is just too MUCH!

(rolls on the floor and down the staircase!)

I have always known that these almajiris will never rest. They are out to ensure that they regain power at all cost. They have lost woefully

@musiwa, what part of nigeria do you come from?

@ Musiwa, bro thank ur stars u are not the head of any defense department of security company in nigeria, , ur analysis and empahsis on UN makes me think if u know what u talking about at all or u are just happy to be using the computer, either way im happy and glad that u can voice ur views

[b][/b][color=#990000][/color] i wonda, may God help us

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@ Musiwa, bro thank your stars u are not the head of any defense department of security company in nigeria, , your analysis and empahsis on UN makes me think if u know what u talking about at all or u are just happy to be using the computer, either way im happy and glad that u can voice your views

hmmmm

Why can't these guys be prosecuted and jailed? I had always thought that we are all equal before the law but the Nigerian case id just a manifestation that all animals are not equal even in the Nigerian animal kingdom.

Can the government say that they do not know the sponsors of these boko bastards?Of course, they know them.But they are the untouchable.Their post-election unguarded utterances and threats are enough to put two and two together.GEJ is scared to arrest them.He is indeed a weakling.Coming to tell Nigerians that He knows the sponsors of these agents of destruction is not enough.Until he takes the right step by taking the bull by the horn and arrest these demonic god-fathers the bombers will continue to have a field day.Boko Haram will have easy assess to funding via the islamic bank to perpetrate that nefarious and deadly activities against humanity.Am sure the govt is equally aware of the meetings of these politicians in London ans Saudi Arabia.Very soon the international intelligence will bring all of these to the limelight.These evil men have murdered sleep and may they and their families never sleep.

Well the Yoruba's should be have an independent state or sovereign state and let the northerners continue with whatever they want. I will be nice if Yoruba can bail out first or if Biafra can rise again.

That is a good move.

I guess you all are geniuses to even figure out what musiwa was talking about

@ tEsLim:
I guess the Yoruba soverign state will have Epe as the capital of a State made up of villages like Ibadan and Ilorin. Rings a bell, doesn't it? Let me remind you.

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tEsLim
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Lagos outskirts and GRA's. You dont want you kid's growing up and talking with oyo/ibadan ara oke accents. Or an Aboki accent. I guess Lagosians and MIddle Belt are the least accented people. Well it depends on pocket settle where you can afford. SIMPLE. And while they are growing the can have a taste of different cultures and overall exposure.



From Pafuri

@tEsLim:
I believe it all depends on your definition of "village". If Ibadan and Ilorin are villages, I guess Epe will be considered a hamlet.
Of course you will say it is your opinion and you have a right to hold it. Well, I respect that.


***You have a right to be st.oo.pid. It is when you insist on that right that people start wondering about your state of mind.

It's about time. They should publish their names as well.

This article is at best speculative.
So far, reports on the UN house bombing have been contradictory and conflicting.
At a point, they had claimed it had been established that the bombers had links to Al qaeda. Later on, the Boko Haram boys laid a claim to the bombing and now we are being told that the sponsors are mostly politicians of northern extraction and they seek to creat apprehension and a sense of insecurity to make GEJ look like a lameduck.
One thing I am a certain about is the fact that this bombing is extremely political and has very little to do with BokoHaram.
Infact, BokoHaram is fast becoming an identity rather than a religious terrorist sect. Anyone can bomb a place and lay claims to being BokoHaram and it will fit just right in. Remember the conflicting Jomo Gbomo identity in which we were told could be used by anyone with the password. Or is it a mere conincidence that these Sect has continued to evade our security chiefs, I think not. The real bokoHaram died after the shout that saw their real leaders caught and shot in prison detention. What we have now are a bunch of rogue politicians and impressionable religious bigots, strategically detonating bombs here and there and causing unrest in an effort to discredit this government as incapable of securing the country and taking decisive steps to curtail the insecurity that has pervaded the country.
Unfortunately, and I hate to admit it, it is very true that GEJ is at a loss of what to do, neither does he have the resolve to tackle the problem head-on that is why these politician terrorists have continued unabated.
It is a known fact that these politician terrorists are in his government-they occupy sensitive positions both in the armed forces and national assembly.
Am cock sure these same elements are the ones unwittingly using Sanusi to push for an islamic banking system in Nigeria whose rules and regulation will not be subservient to the banking laws that regulates every form of banking in the country. Knowing how incredibly fanatic Sanusi is with his religion and him being part of the northern hegemony, he was their best bet to get a parallel banking system to the conventional banking practice. At least, from my findings, islamic banks in countries like Iran and Pakistan are not obliged to reveal the names of their depositors or even their transactions.
It is like some northern elitist groups are planning for a seperate country in Nigeria. They want to have their own control of the armed forces, their own islamic banks, a sizeable share of the economy and so on. . .

@Pafuri or Pafuka or whatever your name is what is your problem with stalking me about threads? Can you make your comments without looking my way? I never ever attack anyone on this forum and I've been member for say 5years. And if you are from Ibadan and mad cos i spoke about your accent well I'm sorry. But I've seen a lot of people in Lagos laugh about the Ibadan accent. But who the hell cares!

Obviously, you do care enough to refer to it. Do you have a mind of your own? Do you laugh at their "english accents" because a lot of "Lagosians" do? Who cares how many years you have been on NL?

tEsLim said:

Well when talking about the Yoruba language I admit the ara-oke's speak proper Yoruba. But honestly their English accents are being laughed at by a lot of Lagosians I know. Its just an opinion and dont want my kids laughed at simple. Not like I'm bashing them. And from news and stuff I hear crime rate is on the high in Ibadan. Though IB is our closest neighbour ,  I see more families settling between IB and Lagos (The mowe/ibafo axis)

Pafuri said:

I have to give it to you that when it comes to being st.oo.pid, you are top-notch. You talk about English "accents" (whatever that means) and I wonder what the hell you are talking about. We meet a lot of you ediots who think because you were the first to come in contact with slave merchants, you really have mastered their language and culture. Why are you so daft? What is the level of your education Mr. "English accents"? No, you cannot bash the Ibadans, nor can you bash the Ilorins. You are not qualified to. Where do you live in Lagos? Isale Eko where gutters pass through your bedrooms, or Lagos Island where your life is limited to 10 square kilometers? Of course, you "Lagosians"" will laugh at  Ibadan and Ilorin accents since you are the most "civilized" among the Yorubas, thinking that speaking hardly understood English is a sign of your education. In your "Ibo gb'ami odun de", ( second hand clothing; good business by the way' in which Lagosians are not engaged), you strut your stuff as the area boys that you are. It does not matter to you that most of the jobs in Lagos are not held down by "Lagosians". Stop the BS, Epe village boy.


Well, your apology is accepted. Watch out area boys, st.oo.pi.di.ty wil no longer be pardoned.

Pafuri:

Obviously, you do care enough to refer to it. Do you have a mind of your own? Do you laugh at their "english accents" because a lot of "Lagosians" do? Who cares how many years you have been on NL?

tEsLim said:

Well when talking about the Yoruba language I admit the ara-oke's speak proper Yoruba. But honestly their English accents are being laughed at by a lot of Lagosians I know. Its just an opinion and dont want my kids laughed at simple. Not like I'm bashing them. And from news and stuff I hear crime rate is on the high in Ibadan. Though IB is our closest neighbour ,  I see more families settling between IB and Lagos (The mowe/ibafo axis)

Pafuri said:

I have to give it to you that when it comes to being st.oo.pid, you are top-notch. You talk about English "accents" (whatever that means) and I wonder what the hell you are talking about. We meet a lot of you ediots who think because you were the first to come in contact with slave merchants, you really have mastered their language and culture. Why are you so daft? What is the level of your education Mr. "English accents"? No, you cannot bash the Ibadans, nor can you bash the Ilorins. You are not qualified to. Where do you live in Lagos? Isale Eko where gutters pass through your bedrooms, or Lagos Island where your life is limited to 10 square kilometers? Of course, you "Lagosians"" will laugh at  Ibadan and Ilorin accents since you are the most "civilized" among the Yorubas, thinking that speaking hardly understood English is a sign of your education. In your "Ibo gb'ami odun de", ( second hand clothing; good business by the way' in which Lagosians are not engaged), you strut your stuff as the area boys that you are. It does not matter to you that most of the jobs in Lagos are not held down by "Lagosians". Stop the BS, Epe village boy.


Well, your apology is accepted. Watch out area boys, st.oo.pi.di.ty wil no longer be pardoned.

Now this is getting moronic. What da hell is you stalking the dude for Are you a gay or sth, nigga let him be jor!! Abi u think say na only u come from ibadan here?

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@rhymz:
No, I am not from Ibadan. BTW, he's been pardoned, Lawyer "what da hell is you stalking the dude for"? Don't join the st.oo.pid train now.

This is the last I will say on this st.oo.pi.di.ty.

Beaf:

Buhari's London and Saudi meetings with El-Rufai?

since you know them why don't your principal arrest them for terrorism? Is your principal weak?

@Musiwa, I shake my head at ur reasoning and grammar. God forbid

They should all be fried.

Pafuri:

@rhymz:
No, I am not from Ibadan. BTW, he's been pardoned, Lawyer "what da hell is you stalking the dude for"? Don't join the st.oo.pid train now.

This is the last I will say on this st.oo.pi.di.ty.

you had to embolden the "is" to emphasize what Niggur, is you blind? Com'on dude, you should know better than to split hair there.
Anyway, the joke is on you!!

rhymz:

you had to embolden the "is" to emphasize what Niggur, is you blind? Com'on dude, you should know better than to split hair there.
Anyway, the joke is on you!!

Don't mind let him continue to show us his st.o.opidity