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London Terror Attacker: Khalid Masood Was Born Adrian Russell Ajao-Nigerian Dad? by nduchucks(op): 11:22am On Mar 24, 2017
LONDON — The knife-wielding terrorist who killed an American tourist and three others outside the U.K. Parliament was British-born and previously investigated for "violent extremism," according to officials.

Authorities identified the suspect as 52-year-old Khalid Masood but said he was known by a number of aliases.

On Friday, police confirmed the attacker had been named "Adrian Russell Ajao" at birth. shocked shocked

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Ajao is a Nigerian name

His birth name was originally reported as Adrian Elms, with his mother named as Janet Elms. The Daily Mail reported that she married a man named Phillip Ajao shocked in West Sussex when Masood was a small child.

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It will be a very big blow to Nigeria if the father of the terrorist, Philip Ajao, turns out to be a Nigerian
Re: London Terror Attacker: Khalid Masood Was Born Adrian Russell Ajao-Nigerian Dad? by Nobody: 11:27am On Mar 24, 2017
Them fit say he be Nigerian even though na London them born am and he never step his foot in Nigeria before.
Re: London Terror Attacker: Khalid Masood Was Born Adrian Russell Ajao-Nigerian Dad? by mandarin: 11:28am On Mar 24, 2017
Going by your story I think the man was already born before his mother married Philip Ajao. Besides, he has been a Briton all his life.
Re: London Terror Attacker: Khalid Masood Was Born Adrian Russell Ajao-Nigerian Dad? by nduchucks(op): 11:30am On Mar 24, 2017
mandarin:
Going by your story I think the man was already born before his mother married Philip Ajao. Besides, he has been a Briton all his life.
That may not stop conspiracy theorists from using the Nigerianess of his last name against Nigerians.

RIP to the dead. These terrorists need to be flushed out, wherever they are.
Re: London Terror Attacker: Khalid Masood Was Born Adrian Russell Ajao-Nigerian Dad? by obailala(m): 11:32am On Mar 24, 2017
Not again... shocked lipsrsealed undecided
Re: London Terror Attacker: Khalid Masood Was Born Adrian Russell Ajao-Nigerian Dad? by unstableaswater: 11:36am On Mar 24, 2017
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Re: London Terror Attacker: Khalid Masood Was Born Adrian Russell Ajao-Nigerian Dad? by Nobody: 12:18pm On Mar 24, 2017
mandarin:
Going by your story I think the man was already born before his mother married Philip Ajao. Besides, he has been a Briton all his life.
Its clearly stated his mother got married to mr ajao when the terrorist was a kid but still oga op just decides to...
Re: London Terror Attacker: Khalid Masood Was Born Adrian Russell Ajao-Nigerian Dad? by Adminisher: 12:33pm On Mar 24, 2017
Please read this story well.
The truth is in there.
It looks worse than it initially appears. The Masood guy was not born a Muslim but was brought up by a Nigerian Muslim after marrying his mom. So he grew up in an Islamic home but was not born to Muslim parents.

It is like the reverse case of Moses (an Egyptian Prince) but actually a Jew. The family life (nurture) is different from the genetic traits (nature).

It could be concluded easily that the Nigerian "father" laid the basis for this guy's radicalization.
Re: London Terror Attacker: Khalid Masood Was Born Adrian Russell Ajao-Nigerian Dad? by masseratti: 2:42pm On Mar 24, 2017
Ndu chucks,he is not a Nigerian,he adopted his step father's name
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