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Re: Nigerian Man Removed From UK Flight Over 'prayer' Message On His Phone by Nobody: 10:30am On Mar 04, 2016
markpenk:
The reality is that the fellow passenger's concerns were legitimate:

1. Moslems in Luton are known for their extremism and intolerance. In fact, someone went as far as saying it's the "headquarters" for islamic extremism in the UK. Many of those resident in Luton are immigrants from arab countries. In fact, it isnt unusual to hear moslems there saying they have no regard for the law of the land; just those of the Quran. Here's a couple of videos to back this up:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8WVkbXOHfM


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgKMI1wV0ps


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2nlIfn8tNA


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RhNoIhEEs8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3tg74jxOy4

2. In this day and age, even any god fearing moslem will challenge anyone who belongs to any group called the ISI-men. After all, it might actually be an online group for ISIS recruits. There are a thousand and one other acronyms to use. Why use something similar to ISIS.

3. The call for prayer. As far as the passenger and the flight crew were concerned, he may have as well be asking for prayer so he can have the strength to carry out a deadly assignment.

Anyone who is smart nowadays, should avoid anything that draws unnecessary suspicion.
u just made my day .. in conclusion the man no smart.. be like mak i go buy shirt wit Boko haram inscription on it. why soldier no go aim me .even if i carry bible wiv mocrophone dey preach.. we nid to stay away wiv anytin incriminating. .
Re: Nigerian Man Removed From UK Flight Over 'prayer' Message On His Phone by markpenk: 10:58am On Mar 04, 2016
True that! The interesting thing is that the individuals with such extremist views and leanings are actually very few. Unfortunately, all it took for this to gain national and international coverage is just a few of those individuals. I reckon also, that it only takes a few radicals to do significant harm and injury. Thankfully, there are many more good and law abiding moslems who are some of the best people you would ever meet. These people are kind, large hearted, hospitable, respectful of your opinions/religion and will never try to lord anything over you. If only these folks were also a lot more aggressive with their qualities, who knows, they just might drown out the troublemakers.
ashkenking:
u just made my day .. in conclusion the man no smart.. be like mak i go buy shirt wit Boko haram inscription on it. why soldier no go aim me .even if i carry bible wiv mocrophone dey preach.. we nid to stay away wiv anytin incriminating. .
Re: Nigerian Man Removed From UK Flight Over 'prayer' Message On His Phone by Nobody: 11:03am On Mar 04, 2016
wellmax:


Okay go on with your assumptions and assertions. Some folks never take simple corrections.

I don't need your permission and touché to you wink
Re: Nigerian Man Removed From UK Flight Over 'prayer' Message On His Phone by Nobody: 11:07am On Mar 04, 2016
uboma:



I agree with you bro.
Have you listened to the prayers offered by the followers of 'Mountain of Fire Church?' You will agree that Chritianity has been wrongly interpreted.

Words like cast and bind, burn him with holy fire, etc are eye brow raising on a plane.
Re: Nigerian Man Removed From UK Flight Over 'prayer' Message On His Phone by uboma(m): 11:15am On Mar 04, 2016
EgunMogaji:


Words like cast and bind, burn him with holy fire, etc are eye brow raising on a plane.


Exactly.

they even pray that their enemies die and are so loud during such prayers.

Maybe the man in question is a follower of 'mountain of fire' church for other passengers to have been worried about the content of his prayer.

lol

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Re: Nigerian Man Removed From UK Flight Over 'prayer' Message On His Phone by Boyooosa(m): 2:42pm On Mar 04, 2016
DankemzI:
Racists
I dont know how to 'dislike' this comment.
cc Seun
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Re: Nigerian Man Removed From UK Flight Over 'prayer' Message On His Phone by Nobody: 2:52pm On Mar 04, 2016
OP, abeg, nah which one hin be?

You first write - "A British-born Nigerian..."

Two paragraphs in, nah - "The 40-year-old Nigerian-born..."
Re: Nigerian Man Removed From UK Flight Over 'prayer' Message On His Phone by Nobody: 10:52pm On Mar 04, 2016
Sorry to say this,but i think Davido is a racist!
Re: Nigerian Man Removed From UK Flight Over 'prayer' Message On His Phone by otokx(m): 12:19pm On Mar 05, 2016
First rule when travelling outside Nigeria is to avoid any chit chat with fellow travellers. It's also good to dress and behave in a way so as not to be a terror suspect.
Re: Nigerian Man Removed From UK Flight Over 'prayer' Message On His Phone by AlphaSoul: 10:14pm On Feb 08, 2021
metronaija:
A British-born Nigerian was removed from an Easyjet flight at Luton airport after a fellow passenger read a message that mentions 'prayer' on his mobile phone and alerted cabin crew, who raised alarm with the police.

Laolu Opebiyi was using WhatsApp to arrange a conference call prayer session with friends, as the Amsterdam-bound flight was waiting to take off at Luton airport on Thursday February 25 when a passenger next to him questioned him about message that included the word 'prayer' asking "What do you mean by prayer?"

The 40-year-old Nigerian-born business analyst from London explained to the passenger that he was preparing to pray with friends. Few minutes later, he was pulled off the flight by two firearms officers. It is thought the man misread the name of Mr Opebiyi's prayer group “ISI men” – which stands for "iron sharpens iron” from a Bible quote – as Isis.

Mr Opebiyi said: "That guy doesn’t know me and within two minutes he’s judging me. Even if I was a Muslim, it was pretty unfair the way I was treated. If we keep on giving into this kind of bigotry and irrational fear, I dare say that the terrorists will have achieved their aim."

Mr Opebiyi was taken into questioning by police and quizzed about his Christian faith and where he attends church. He was forced to hand over his phone and password so officers could check his communication. He was eventually freed and allowed to catch another flight about three hours later.

Seven other passengers reportedly got off the flight fearing a terror threat and also took the next plane, Guardian reports.

A spokeswoman for Bedfordshire Police said: "Officers attended and a passenger was removed from the flight as part of the enquiries. Officers notified easyJet that they were satisfied that there was no concern around the passenger travelling."

A spokeswoman for easyJet who apologised over the incident said: "Easyjet can confirm that following concerns raised by passengers, the captain of flight EZY2151 from Luton to Amsterdam requested the assistance of the authorities who took the decision to disembark and question the passenger. The safety and security of its passengers and crew is our highest priority which means that is a security concern is raised we will always investigate it as a precautionary measure. After questioning by the authorities, the passenger was cleared to complete his journey so easyJet arranged a later easyJet flight for him. We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused to the passenger"

The officers cleared Mr Opebiyi for flight but the pilot refused to let him on and he was made to wait a further three hours to board the next flight to Amsterdam. He said that he is aftraind that he is on a terrorist watchlist.

"I stand in uncertainty about my freedom of movement in the UK" he said.

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/03/nigerian-man-removed-from-uk-flight.html

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