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Terror Watch List: Nigerian Lawmaker Deported From Amsterdam Schiphol by madamL(f): 9:57am On Jan 22, 2010 |
Terror Watch List: Nigerian Law maker deported. A high-ranking Nigerian lawmaker, Tuggar Yusuf Maitama, this week became the first major casualty of Nigeria’s new inclusion by the United States among 14 nations allegedly with terrorist links. Hon. Maitama, who represents Gamawa federal constituency of Bauchi State, is the Chairman of the Committee on Public Procurement in the House of Representatives. Mr. Maitama was traveling to New York on a KLM flight on Monday when the US Immigrations and Customs agents in Amsterdam pulled him aside and told him that he could not fly to the United States, having been found to have “terrorist tendencies”. His visa was immediately revoked and the lawmaker was deported to Nigeria. But Saharareporters quick search through US no-fly list and terrorism-related databases did not yield Maitama’s name. It is not yet known if Maitama was coming to New York as part of an official delegation sent by the crumbling Yar’Adua regime to meet with UK and US officials over the inclusion of Nigeria in the terror watch list. The group, which includes the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ojo Maduekwe; the Senate Chairman on Foreign Relations, Jubril Aminu; his counterpart in the House of Representatives, Umar Bature, as well as the chairperson of the EFCC, Farida Waziri, made a stop-over in London yesterday, and is expected to arrive in New York later today. They are to be lodged at the Millennium UN Plaza Hotel New York. That means it will be an interesting visit, as they will be welcomed tomorrow morning by Nigerian protesters who are getting ready for a Save Nigeria Group "Enough Is Enough" rally at Nigeria House on the other side of the same block. The cumbersome delegation is unlikely to meet with much success in the US. The US state department has already dispatched to Nigeria a delegation, led by US Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Africa, Johnnie Carson. It is expected to leave for a crucial three-day trip to meet with Goodluck Jonathan. Mrs. Waziri's inclusion in the delegation is a surprise. Owing to the poor work of the EFCC, she is highly unpopular with the US government, and the EFCC was singled out for criticism last year when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Nigeria. In addition, Mrs. Waziri's first visit to the US a few months ago ended with her being heckled and chased out of an official function in New York by Nigerian demonstrators. That encounter could be repeated tomorrow. Culled from SAHARAREPORTERS |
Re: Terror Watch List: Nigerian Lawmaker Deported From Amsterdam Schiphol by Akwaugo3: 12:56pm On Jan 22, 2010 |
Na waoh! So it is not only poor people the thing will affect. |
Re: Terror Watch List: Nigerian Lawmaker Deported From Amsterdam Schiphol by WilyWily7: 1:01pm On Jan 22, 2010 |
Yusuf Maitama is a Moslem, so he is a Terrorist Every Moslem is a Terrorist |
Re: Terror Watch List: Nigerian Lawmaker Deported From Amsterdam Schiphol by naijaswag1: 1:06pm On Jan 22, 2010 |
Very Good! All Muslims who must travel should adopt christian names QED. |
Re: Terror Watch List: Nigerian Lawmaker Deported From Amsterdam Schiphol by deluxecad(m): 1:09pm On Jan 22, 2010 |
"terrorist tendencies"? Lol! Oh! I'm lovin this whole thing now. :-) |
Re: Terror Watch List: Nigerian Lawmaker Deported From Amsterdam Schiphol by WilyWily7: 1:15pm On Jan 22, 2010 |
No Moslem should be allowed to board any aircraft. They are all Terrorist |
Re: Terror Watch List: Nigerian Lawmaker Deported From Amsterdam Schiphol by Akwaugo3: 1:19pm On Jan 22, 2010 |
I'm wondering exactly what the USA really is up to. Is is Islam in Nigeria they are fighting or Nigeria itself? |
Re: Terror Watch List: Nigerian Lawmaker Deported From Amsterdam Schiphol by jimmysho(m): 1:31pm On Jan 22, 2010 |
it is good fpr them. they will start talking to their almajiri followers |
Re: Terror Watch List: Nigerian Lawmaker Deported From Amsterdam Schiphol by DeepSoul(f): 2:22pm On Jan 22, 2010 |
Good for him. What was he going to do in America? Deporting him wasnt good enough. He should have been stripped and deported They shd start learning to travel to their various constituencies! Bloody retards! |
Re: Terror Watch List: Nigerian Lawmaker Deported From Amsterdam Schiphol by madamL(f): 5:04pm On Jan 22, 2010 |
It appears we are all agreed that the politicians put us on that list. It is good they are suffering it with us. More are bound to also see shame out there. |
Re: Terror Watch List: Nigerian Lawmaker Deported From Amsterdam Schiphol by Hatitude: 6:06pm On Jan 22, 2010 |
I'm beginning to see this Muttallab issue as blessing in disguise. We have terrorists cabal whose days are numbered. |
Re: Terror Watch List: Nigerian Lawmaker Deported From Amsterdam Schiphol by nwatamiss: 9:32am On Jan 23, 2010 |
This is really wonderful. USA show them more pepper!!!! |
Re: Terror Watch List: Nigerian Lawmaker Deported From Amsterdam Schiphol by sd6: 11:12am On Jan 23, 2010 |
Plz where can i get Obama's number to send him more names of these scumbags. We need another nigerian terrorist to 'attempt' to bomb UK and DUBAI. so that all there refuge locations will lock up. OSONDE-OWENDE |
Re: Terror Watch List: Nigerian Lawmaker Deported From Amsterdam Schiphol by kay9(m): 12:44pm On Jan 23, 2010 |
Wily*Wily: Some "logic". |
Re: Terror Watch List: Nigerian Lawmaker Deported From Amsterdam Schiphol by bandely(m): 1:09pm On Jan 23, 2010 |
Han han! |
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