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Imanuelle:
SOME OCTOBER/NOVEMBER KIDS ARE ALWAYS BORN MADE OUT OF WEDLUCK,
SOME ARE D REASON THEIR PARENTS ARE MARRIED,
SOME ARE CONNDOM MISTAKES,

.NET:
Correct me if I am wrong. It appears almost (if not all) Linux applications are FREE. abi?

.NET

Koredeq:
Thanks Justwise. Another issue i'ld like you to please help with: I applied for administrative review of my student's visa refusal (the refusal was based on the statement of acc i submitted though i had sufficient cash in the account it wasn't throughly reflected on my Statement of Account because the account is a FCMB minus to plus account eventhough i asked the Bank for a letter stating the nature of the account they refused and that was why the Visa was refused). I know the administrative review would take abt 28days which would be too late for me to go to school in the situation where it is positive cos the last date i can resume is the 12th of October. Now my question is in the situation where the embassy does not respond after 28 days, can i just go ahead and make a fresh application or do i request for a response from the British Embassy?

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DEPT FOR INR/AA, AF/W
DOE FOR GPERSON

E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/19/2033
TAGS: PGOV PINR PTER KJUS KISL NI
SUBJECT: NIGERIA: TERRORISM SUSPECTS GRANTED BAIL

REF: A. 07 ABUJA 2476
     ¶B. 07 ABUJA 2619
     ¶C. ABUJA 403

Classified By: PolCouns Walter Pflaumer for Reasons 1.4 (b, c, & d).

¶1. (U) The Abuja Federal High Court granted bail March 12 to
Muhammad Ashafa, who has been in police custody since 2004
when the GON extradited him from Pakistan for alleged ties to
al-Qaeda.  Ashafa's counsel Ifeyinwa Obegolu told PolOff
March 12 that the Nigerian police and State Security Service
(SSS) repeatedly employed "torture" to extract information
from Ashafa.  Obegolu claimed the "torture" led to Ashafa's
declining health, and argued before the court for Ashafa's
release to enable him to receive medical treatment outside
Abuja.  Ashafa will return to his hometown outside Kano
before the case resumes hearing May 7.

¶2. (S//NF) Five other individuals )- Abubakar Kambar, Umar
Hussaini, Awalu Haruna, Dauda Abdulmumin, Abubakar Abdulhamid
)- who had been arraigned November 2007 for conspiracy to
commit terrorist acts and unlawful possession of firearms and
explosives, posted bail of $45,000 March 12 (Ref A).  The SSS
Prosecutor told PolOff January 28 the evidence against the
five was both "overwhelming" and "undeniable."  As well, the
Prosecutor suggested several witness testimonies gathered by
the SSS implicated Kambar and Hussaini in planning the
attacks and securing funding and training to Mali to carry
out the attacks.  He remarked that Kambar and Hussaini had
been recruited in Kano by individuals directly linked with
al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).

¶3. (S//NF) An additional twelve individuals, who had been
arrested and detained by the SSS in October 2007 for
allegedly plotting terrorist attacks in Nigeria in concert
with the five noted above, were released January and February
¶2008.  As a condition for their release, these twelve acceded
to routine monitoring by and reporting to the SSS, as part of
a SSS program termed "Perception Management" -- aimed at
de-radicalizing and reforming Muslims, who have espoused or
otherwise participated in extremist-cum-terrorist activities.
Under this plan, individuals are released from police or SSS
custody and entrusted to "sureties" ) most of whom are imams
or respected traditional leaders in the North.  PolOff spoke
January 21, and again March 16, with Kaduna- and Kano-based
imams, who had been contacted by the SSS and entreated to
serve as "sureties" for the twelve individuals noted above.
The imams contended that the so-called de-radicalization
efforts of the SSS were not only ill-conceived, but also
ineffective, counter-productive, and unimpressive.

¶4. (S//NF) The court's March 12 bail ruling may be the first
step toward the case against Ashafa being thrown out.  The
authorities have not proffered a cogent case against the
terrorism suspect, preferring instead to detain him
indefinitely.  Ashafa did not appear to PolOff in ill health,
but rather in good spirits and fully coherent.  The court's
decision to release Ashafa on bail seemed inevitable given
the lack of evidence to prosecute.  Even Ashafa's ties to
al-Qaeda in Pakistan appeared tenuous, according to the
Public Prosecutor.  In discussions with counsel to Ashafa as
well as the Public Prosecutor in the case, Polof was told
that the court ostensibly remains under political pressure to
expedite, even throw out terrorism cases to ensure Nigeria is
not given the distasteful reputation of a "terrorist safe
haven."

¶5. (S//NF) COMMENT: The release of the twelve individuals
suspected of AQIM links and to planning terrorist attacks in
Nigeria may be connected to overtures made by the SSS to
northern traditional and Islamic leaders.  While several
imams have been reticent to concede that extremism (or
terrorism) may obtain in the North, several others have told
PolOff that they (and not the GON) are far more capable of
dealing with extremism, contending that the matter must be
dealt with internally, given local sensitivies and customs.
In late January, the Sultan of Sokoto (Nigeria's preeminent
traditional ruler and communal leader of Nigeria's 70 million
Muslims) told PolOff the Sultanate in concert with the
thirteen emirates of the North is "quietly" working to
leverage influence on the region's Islamic leadership to

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combat rising extremism and radicalization of Muslim youth.
A member of the Sultan's inner circle told PolOff January 22
the SSS Director reportedly gave the Sultan his assurance
that the SSS would not legally pursue the suspects if the
North agreed to take custody of them and "reform their ways."
In addition, the Sultan's many public statements, remarking
that al-Qaeda and terrorists do not exist in the North, may
concern the North's desire to protect its image.  In any
case, the Sultan has no special access to information to
determine if terrorists indeed have inflitrated the country
or not, or whether individuals are being actively recruited
for terrorist activities.  All the while, it remains
important to note that while terrorism represents a salient
issue for the USG, neither the GON nor the Islamic leaders we
have talked with necessarily give it as much prominence as we
would like or expect.

¶6. (C//NF) COMMENT CONT'D: As well, while Nigeria lacks
codified terrorism-related legislation, relying instead on
provisions of the EFCC Act to prosecute terrorism suspects,
it is far from certain that such legislation would
appreciably improve the GON's ability to act against
terrorists or interdict terrorist activities.  Judicial
corruption, which permeates the state and federal court
system, poor coordination between the Attorney General's
office and the SSS, unwillingness of SSS agents to testify in
court or remit affidavits to court, and an
ineffective/corrupt police force all exacerbate the GON's
incapacity to investigate and prosecute terrorism cases.
Furthermore, while we had reported (Ref B) that such
legislation had initially been introduced in 2005 and had
been sharply criticized by northern senators for perceived
anti-Muslim bias, individuals with entrenched interests in
the Niger Delta also helped shelve such legislation.  The GON
has hithertofore been hesitant to use the word "terrorism" to
describe militancy in the Delta; however, increased
bunkering, kidnapping of foreign oil workers, and damage to
Nigerian infrastructure -- as well as likely pandering to USG
concerns over global terrorism -- have permitted a more
liberal, undifferentiated use of the term "terrorism" to
apply broadly in the Nigerian context (Ref C).  The Inspector
General of Police Mike Okiro, for instance, has stated that
the GON's interest in developing an "anti-terrorism" squad
relates to its decire to combat "domestic terrorism" (i.e.,
armed robbery, kidnapping, etc.).  Moreover, Nigerian human
rights organizations and civil society contacts have
articulated their fears that any terrorism legislation may be
exploited by the GON to pursue political opponents or
dissidents.  END COMMENT.
SANDERS

vinkela:
[/color] lets put things straight Gaddafi's approach to the protesters was very inhuman[b], killing hundreds of civilians[/b].the west intervened to stop him from this which is not bad but if really they are taking advantage of this to steal libya's oil then it is very unfortunate and ask alot of questions if the rebels mean well for the libyan people or are they a bunch of power hungry individuals. [color=#990000] lets put things straight Gaddafi's approach to the protesters was very inhuman, killing hundreds of civilians.the west intervened to stop him from this which is not bad but if really they are taking advantage of this to steal libya's oil then it is very unfortunate and ask alot of questions if the rebels mean well for the libyan people or are they a bunch of power hungry individuals.

all4naija:
^^^^
You should have asked, what are traditional rulers in Nigeria for? I know some foolish person would say it is incomparable forgetting that Brits have traditions.

Sagamite:
[s]
I don't always through everything in my arsenal at people at once. I am very strategic and tactical in everything I do. That was waiting in the arsenal.

When debating with people with low intellect, to me it is like going to bust some Islamic fundamentalist's arse. You send in the planes to first destroy their rickety airforce and tanks. Send in Blackhawks to destroy the remaining ones and most of the brigades. Send in the superior manpower and tanks to take cities and whitewash the remnant army. Send in Special forces to search for the bearded foool that is the leader.

I wanted to listen to more of his moronic arguments so I bring out the appropriate tools from the arsenal to cut and dice him.

It would be interesting to see the fooool that praised him join him in defending the idiocy.[/s]

Sagamite:
You are daft!

And that is not an insult, don't take it as such.

Unlike the other men, she has hardly any powers. The ones she has are ceremonial and only applies them based on specific advise from elected officials, any other application leads to derisory criticism that can visibly and easily lead to her abolition or abdication.

Her position bares no hindrance on the populations ability, will and right to elect leaders of the people, by the people and for the people. She does not have the powers, resolution or avocation to sway democratic choice. She is just there to sit pretty and generate revenue through cultural history.

Can you see why you are daft? I don't insult people because I feel like. It is normally very justified.

Sagamite:
How badly has your brain been infested with faeces because of where it is located in your body before you decided to compare the Queen of England to those people?

nakedwire:
THEY HAVE BEEN SUFFERING AND SMILING FOR 40 DONKEY YEARS.
THEIR PROTEST IS LONG OVERDUE. THEY JUST WOKE UP?

TUNISIA WAITED 20+ YEARS. llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllll Congrats. Program Uninstalled. Virus deleted

EGYPT WAITED 30+ YEARS llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllll Congrats. Program Uninstalled. Virus deleted

LIBYA WAITED 40+ YEARS llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 99%, Please wait. Program Uninstalling.,, ,.,.,

SYRIA WAITED 20+ YEARS lllllllllllllll Please wait Program Uninstalling, ,, ,

edoyad:
stood behind how ? One man sits on the collective aspirations of a people for two generations because he's made of diamond i i guess. I have always wondered why these inhuman African leaders stay silent on such issues; giving the impression that they give a tacit approval to actions of their companions. Mugabe is next

hbrednic:
@Horus
can you remove the last picture pls?

OYINBOGOJU:
Can you backup your claim?