ASSUMING the he was being funded elsewhere and kept mute on it. And furthermore, who would fund a boy with so much wealth, without a vested interest in him? Al-Queda? I laugh in rhetorics.  

@ at pataki, you are the judge and the jury blend in one. well i laugh after you . heheh.

Lagosboy how about this. There is no way the boy could have financed his lifestyle at his age. His Father is wealthy. His Father is married to a yemeni woman. He went to Yemen to get the device to blow up the plane. Yet we are suppose to believe that he didn't have material support from his family. You hide behind logic but show none of it.

At least the world go fit condone our 419, but as terrorist, dat one be say dem don banish us, chei

@puyaka thats a picture of a woman,

[size=38pt]1 Nigerian terrorist caught in America, 1 million Terrorists in the Nigerian Niger Delta - whats the difference?[/size]

Religion?

mbulela:

in my view, this is an isolated case.
the average nigerian loves his life too much to go into sucide bombing.
it is not in our make up.

The average Nigerian from the South, West, and East maybe!But those Islamic Northerners don't give a damn about giving their lives for their Islamic Religion. The Islamic Northerners who are willing to start a Holy war against Christians in the North (of course using Islamic religion as the Impetus) are willing to give their lives for the sake of religion. Can't you remember all the Religious riots perpetrated against Christians in the North?

gidson12:

At least the world go fit condone our 419, but as terrorist, dat one be say dem don banish us, chei

If the guy duped Obama or his daughters,I would have been clapping for him but see what he has done to us all. They should check if that guy has mental problems.

@prince12 you are right, those northerns are no different from this al queda, they are willing to die for their religion and thats the mindset thet this boy had when he boarded that plane

Pataki:

What constitutes an ''average Nigerian''? Someone who is ready to kill his fellow being (rituals) for money? Or a Boko Haram trained useless being is an ''average Nigerian''? Or a MEND fundamentalist is an ''average Nigerian''?

but they are not willing to kill themselves in the process.
The average Nigerian is too cowardly for suicide tendencies.

the MEND fundamentalists are in it for the money.
the ritual killer is in it for the money.
The only lot you can argue for is the Boko haram folks.
even that one has to be fully researched.
if nigerians were not cowards and  not giving to suicide tendencies, our rapist political elite would long be gone.

fey you feckless idiot. There is a difference between fighting for your land and fighting for some abstract idea of a global islamic caliphate that demands the subjugation of everyone. I wish upon you the most horrible of endings.

I am just relieved the guy comes from northen Nigeria,The land of Islamic nuts.
If this had been a Yoruba Muslim or some 419 Igbo Muslim,I would have been more terrified.
We all knew it was just a matter of time before those almajiris up north joined their arab masters in what they are known for.

With the US there is always a conspiracy going on;

He has aweak point - he is spoilt - AGREED, BUT;

1. Who approached him with the request?
2. Who gave him the instructions?
3. Who is "Alqaeda' OR "Bin Laden"?

My feeling is that they need two things from this whole setup;

1. Nigerian
2. Terrorism

Its like an investment for them to support the mounting of Africom in Africa.

To hell with them!

Perhaps, this has given more regard to members here. It has attracted over 1500 comments. Possibly, it is too serious than met my imagination.

i dont want to imagine what nigerians that are currently travelling will have to go through when coming back or leaving right now, especially in amsterdam

@ paroh Frey: I refuse to insert your quote because of its unnecessary large and bold font. The difference is that the Niger Delta "terrorists" direct their attack against their enemies head on, leaving no room to harm innocent unconcerned and unsuspecting people. These Islamic terrorists, on the other hand, are willing to kill innocent people, however many, just to further their cause! Why kill innocent people?

Onwan:

With the US there is always a conspiracy going on;

He has aweak point - he is spoilt - AGREED, BUT;

1. Who approached him with the request?
2. Who gave him the instructions?
3. Who is "Alqaeda' OR "Bin Laden"?

My feeling is that they need two things from this whole setup;

1. Nigerian
2. Terrorism

Its like an investment for them to support the mounting of Africom in Africa.

To hell with them!

With mindset like yours, I have a feeling Nigeria will be forever playing catch up on every level that matters.

oh the just showed the picture of the idiot on CNN. they are investigating his former house in london

Princek12:

@ paroh Frey: I refuse to insert your quote because of its unnecessary large and bold font. The difference is that the Niger Delta "terrorists" direct their attack against their enemies head on, leaving no room to harm innocent unconcerned and unsuspecting people. These Islamic terrorists, on the other hand, are willing to kill innocent people, however many, just to further their cause! Why kill innocent people?

in addition, the Niger delta nuts are in it for the money.
the ideology is all about money making.

That guy should claim mental insanity.

wow CNN just showed his former apartment this guy is a wealthy fool oh

Lagosboy:

Now listen

The boys act is terrorist  and i have in no way condoned the act so please do not imply what i have never said.

What is father's link that is the question i am begging for an answer.

If a father supports his son like everyother parents does , what has he done wrong.

The boy lived in the basement flat in a massion where some other rich UCL students probably lived so what?

How can you on eart say women dont have a say in nother homes, now that is simply tribalist statement , little wonder why Turai Yaradua is holding Nigeria to Ransom.

You tried to link the jaiz islamic bank with this act which i brought to you attention and you have never thought to withdraw it.


Please think again my old pal

I will catch you later anyway as i am out of here

What is the father's link to the story you ask? How does a 23yr old boy have links to Yemen? Where did he get it from? Keep in mind that his own father is married to a Yemenese woman. In Yemen, the main lingua franca is Arabic. So I assume he is versed in Arabic language - comprising of writing, understanding and speaking.

Nothing wrong with a father giving his son good support in all aspect of his life. True. But when he (the son) holds an extremist view, and yet the same father still keeps on sponsoring him for travels across the globe, does that speak well of the father?

Living in the basement of a 4million pounds rented apartment? And yet you make it sound as if he is living in a garage or warehouse store in Abule Egba. Please you live in the UK, you know even a basement with that high amount and value has all the basic furnishings other apartments in that building has.

Do not tell me that women in Islam have a say in their homes especially in Northern Nigeria! That would be totally ridiculous to read from you. The fther has never for once come out to say he renounced his son as a father, so it is only logical to deduce that he was responsible for whatever expenses the son might be engaging in with. Allow reason and logical deductions to flow in our conversation here please.

0hsisi:

I am just relieved the guy comes from northen Nigeria,The land of Islamic nuts.
If this had been a Yoruba Muslim or some 419 Igbo Muslim,I would have been more terrified.
We all knew it was just a matter of time before those almajiris up north joined their arab masters in what they are known for.

raucously funny

Very tragic news. I am glad no lives were lost. But the "loser" here is the Nigerian nation because Nigerian citizens will now be subject to even greater profiling and security checks. You can now add terrorism to the list of negative foreign stereotypes of Nigerians alongside, 419, forgery and drug trafficking.

The fact that Nigeria has a 50% Muslim population will now bring unwelcome attention from the US and the unsophisticated news reporting outlets over there like Fox.

The sad part is the Nigerian government lacks enough backbone to go to the North and weed out all those Al qaeda Malos! The Emirs and the Sultan will probably interfere with  government efforts aimed at obliterating Alqaeda faithfuls in the North. Those Emirs may even be on the payroll of Osama Bin Laden.

he lives in a grand apartment in london which means he has great finanacial means, he went to the best school in the country, i mean why would he want to lose everything?

Isn't Yardull still in Saudi Arabia? Isn't that the country where most of the financial funding for 9/11 as well as most of the hijackers come from? I think Dear President should be thoroughly upon his return flight, lest he wants to leave turai and go party with 72 virgins.

@Elrazor
Its not a mind-set, its a fact based instinct. You have no basic idea what "catch up" is at any level - You might want to figure out who you are "catching up" to, and confirm IF they are NOT trying to catch up with you. We are not the other countries in the world - we are not slaves or sign boards, WE ARE NIGERIA. BETTER BELEIVE IT OR , OFF

@ Ohsisi
I would appreciate if you can explain the term "419 Ibo Muslim", there are three terms there; 419, Ibo and Muslim - I am Ibo, an Onwan and Im proud to be that by all means, standards and in whatever condition and situation; My concern is why you have to mention 419, are you saying;

1. Ibos are 419?
2. Ibo Muslims are 419? OR
3. That "419" Ibos are Muslims

I'll appreciate if you can explain this. I wont like to hold anything against you.

@chapelle yes we need to seperate from them,

It is the Yoruba and Ibos and all the subtribes who will suffer from the stereotype that will arise out of this incident. Those Malos rarely travel out of Nigeria anyway so harm to them will be minimal.

Please even Yaradull should be investigated. No little wonder he would prefer to jet off to Saudi when the UN meeting was on, only to be attending the opening of a University there.

Sometimes I weep for my country. I think it is time we separated, and everyone finds their square root.

ijeoma2619:

@prince12 you are right, those northerns are no different from this al queda, they are willing to die for their religion and thats the mindset thet this boy had  when he boarded that plane

such generalisation is unfair.
i have northern muslim friends who are nothing but models of humanity and moderation.