I find this cable very curious. Especially the last part in bold. Maybe this why Victor Malu was so vocal against Africom and US military involvement in Africa. Not sure if it was patriotism of he was just trying to protect his interests, but I'm certain Americans will not do something that won't favor them.
For those who don't know these are the key people and companies mentioned.
Key persons :Victor Malu: The commander of the ECOMOG peace-keeping force in Liberia from December 1996 to April 1998, and was Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria) from May 1999 until April 2001. He has spoken out against Africom (US Africa Central Command) and what he sees as American Military adventursim in Africa. He's reportedly very "blunt, frank and fearless" by journalists
http://allafrica.com/stories/200810070493.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_MaluHoward Jeter: Former US ambassador to Nigeria
Gen. Aliyu Mohammed: former National Security Advisor A career Military intelligence officer. Aliyu was a player in the coup of 27 August 1985, when Babangida replaced Buhari. In the lead-up, due to the influence he had acquired as DMI, Aliyu was placed under intense surveillance and in turn placed pressure on the coup leaders to act swiftly.
With wide influence in both civilian and military circles, Aliyu played a central role in ensuring that the transition to democracy in May 1999 went smoothly. Aliyu was the National Security Advisor in the crucial period when former political office holders in the armed forces were retired in June 1999, helping Obasanjo assume control of the armed forces as a civilian President.
He remained National Security Advisor during most of Obasanjo's presidency.[5] He left office to compete in the 2006 People's Democratic Party (PDP) primaries for presidential candidate, coming third. The winner, Umaru Yar'Adua, went on to be elected President. He also competed in the PDP 2011 primaries [against Goodluck Jonathan] -Wikipedia
Key term: MPRI:L-3 MPRI is a division of L-3 Communications Corporation. Recognized as a leading defense company, L-3 specializes in Command, Control and Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C3ISR), government services, training and simulation, and aircraft modernization and maintenance, and has the broadest base of electronic systems in the industry. L-3 is also a major provider of homeland defense products and services.-Wikipedia
MPRI is a very influential US military defence corporation with connections deep into the US Military and political establishment.
A lot has been wrritten about the Company L3-MPRI but this short report by the International Consortium of Investigative journalists has a good story abiut their operation in Afriac which includes the same operation mentioned in the cable. It also has a good picture of Victor Malu. -->
http://projects.publicintegrity.org/bow/report.aspx?aid=151THE CABLE
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 ABUJA 000954
SIPDIS
BRUSSELS FOR HINSON-JONES
NSC FOR FRAZER AND BYRNE
OSD FOR IKINS AND PDAS-D MCCONNELL
BANJUL FOR DCM
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/02/2011
TAGS: MARR MASS NI PREL
SUBJECT: POST OFR ROUND-TABLE MEETING WITH NSA MOHAMMED
REF: ABUJA 873
(U) Classified by Ambassador Howard F. Jeter for reasons 1.5
(b) and (d).
¶1. (C) SUMMARY. During an April 19 post-Operation FOCUS
RELIEF (OFR) round-table meeting, Nigeria,s National
Security Advisor told us that the Nigerian civilian
government has complete control of the military. The NSA was
pleased that the OFR meeting had been positive, but deep
frustration that the MPRI payment had not been made (as he
had been assured by MOD and other officials). General
Mohammed also supported the notion of using retired Nigerian
military officials for counterparts in the MPRI program. END
SUMMARY.
¶2. (U) Following the OFR Roundtable, Ambassador Jeter, DOD
PDAS McConnell, AF PDAS Mark Bellamy, DATT, and Counselor for
Regional Affairs called on National Security Advisor General
Aliyu Mohammed (ret). The NSA was joined by his principal
assistant, LTC M.I. Idris.
¶3. (C) McConnell briefed the NSA on the results of the OFR
round-table. McConnell said that MOD officials had agreed
that Operation FOCUS RELIEF Phase III (OFR P3) personnel
would be billeted inside the perimeter of Nigerian bases, but
would not be co-located in Nigerian barracks. The specific
bases were not yet identified. (COMMENT: As noted reftel,
the Chief of Army Staff has committed to a site inspection by
Nigerian Army personnel and the DATT on April 25. Embassy is
cautiously optimistic that the basing issue will be resolved
favorably. END COMMENT.)
MOD officials had also agreed that
Nigerian forces would deploy to Sierra Leone for one year.
DATT then briefed the NSA on which Nigerian elements and
locations had previously been identified for P3 training. He
also noted that in order for OFR P3 to begin on time it was
necessary for the MOD to confirm the military units selected
for the training.
¶4. (C)The Ambassador advised the NSA that a meeting on the
edges of the round-table with Nigerian Chief of Army Staff
LtGen Victor Malu had gone extremely well. Malu had told the
U.S. side that he was not opposed to OFR and his positive
attitude towards the program had been misrepresented in the
media.
[ <---See? Jeter told Malu they have high regard for him, but in the last paragraph below he wants him gone! Americans sha 
]The U.S. side had expressed its continuing high
regard for Malu and assured him that articles critical of him
on the Internet and in the American print media did not
represent U.S. views.
¶5. (C) McConnell advised the NSA of the continuing hope that
Malu would accept the standing invitation to visit the U.S.
to meet with senior U.S. defense officials to discuss OFR and
other matters of mutual interest. Finally, McConnell
reminded the NSA that the U.S. has yet to receive Nigeria's
USD 3.5 million for the MPRI program.
¶6. (C) The NSA responded that the Nigerian government
remained firmly committed to OFR and that Nigerian elected
officials were completely in charge of the military. He said
that he was pleased that the Roundtable had gone well, but
expressed surprise and frustration over the MPRI payment not
being received. General Mohammed said that he had been
assured by senior Ministry of Finance officials that the
payment had already been made. He again requested that the
U.S. Treasury account number where the MPRI payment would be
received be passed directly to him. The NSA said he would
personally carry the account number to President Obasanjo to
have the President sign the order to the Nigerian Central
Bank to make immediate payment.
¶7. (C) COMMENT: Later that day, the NSA's office passed the
Embassy copies of the Nigerian MOD documents which
transferred the MPRI payment funds from the MOD to the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The documents were dated April 18 and 19,
which suggest that MOD personnel handling
the transfer of funds had been misleading the NSA for several
months concerning their delay in making the payments, or that
the Ministry of Finance had delayed the release of the funds
to the MOD. In any case, the last step is for the CBN to
transfer the funds to the U.S. Treasury account. Embassy
hopes this issue has now been put to rest. END COMMENT.
¶8. (C) In further discussions concerning MPRI, McConnell and
the Ambassador noted that the U.S. has proposed to the MOD
using retired Nigerian military personnel as counter-parts.
This solution might make it easier for the Nigerian side to
ensure regular and reliable participation in the program.
NSA Mohammed said he thought this was an excellent idea, and
said that he knew several retired generals who would be good
for the program. He named retired Generals Archibong and
Jaffar Isa, both of whom were also strong supporters of OFR.
¶9. (C) The meeting concluded with Ambassador Jeter noting
that the discussion during the roundtable had been frank and
productive, giving hope that both programs could now move
forward expeditiously. While other issues would certainly
arise, they could be handled in a collaborative way. The NSA
agreed that this was now the case.
¶10. (C) COMMENT: As noted reftel, there are still hurdles to
overcome before we can be confident that OFR3 will begin on
time in Nigeria. However, after an open and productive
roundtable, and a clear message of support from the NSA,
Embassy is hopeful that the Nigerian defense establishment is
now ready to move forward productively.
The retirement/dismissal of General Malu and his cohorts should <---This is a very interesting comment by the US ambassador himself
now pave the way. END COMMENT.
Jeter
http://wikileaks.org/cable/2001/05/01ABUJA954.html
The ambassador seems so eager to have Malu Dismissed.
