A Federal Court in Brooklyn, New York, the United States has indicted a Nigerian, Mr. Lawal Olaniyi Babafemi (also known as "Abdullah” and “Ayatollah Mustapha" for providing material support to Al-Qaeda, which is a designated foreign terrorist organisation.
Babafemi, 32, from Ijebu Ode in Ogun State, faces a minimum of 10 years in prison if convicted.
He was based in the US before he fled to Nigeria in 2012 after he realised that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was on his tail. He was however arrested by Nigeria’s State
Security Service (SSS) and arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja in July 2012, based on Washington’s request for his extradition.
The local court yesterday gave the federal government the nod to extradite Babafemi to the US for trial.
The suspect is alleged to have received the equivalent of N1 million from Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) to facilitate the
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