If you submitted my name to any arrangement for cash... YOU HAVE FAILED... I know you BUT God knows you best... My work is basically patriotic... not for dough... Nigeria owes me for my protest to the US on Mutallab... I did so altruistically... BE WARNED... I know you! Alarmed Nigerians condemn terror suspect Suspect Abdulmutallab - DailyTrust.Com called him rebellious LAGOS – Nigerians by the thousands are venting their frustration with countryman Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on Facebook pages and in comment boxes of their online news outlets. Many who are commenting on the young terror suspect fear his alleged attempt to bring down Northwest Flight 253 on approach to Detroit will result in demonizing of Nigerians and make it tougher for them to travel. The Nigerian government is also scrambling to condemn the actions of the 23-year-old former mechanical engineering student with statements issued by highest echelons of power as well as a forthright revelation by the Nigerian Civil Administration Authority on the ticket purchases and change of plans by Abdulmutallab. Umar Abdulmutallab – who was last known to be in Yemen prior to buying flight tickets in Ghana – departed for the U.S. from Lagos. He is accused of trying to set off an incendiary device aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253 in a bid to bring it down prior to landing in Detroit. A Facebook page started by a Nigerian living in Port Harcourt grew from zero to over 10,000 supporters in 24-hours. We Condemn Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s Action: Nigerians are NOT Terrorists,” page was started by Henry Omoregie. (See Here) “I started this page because it has been years of global disgust at Nigeria and Nigerians for acts done by a micro unit of actually peace-loving people. Even without this latest episode, innocent Nigerians have been scapegoated for acts done sometimes by impostors and habitual never-do-wells in our society,” Omoregie said in response to a question. “We Nigerians cannot fold our arms and watch while the acts of just one over-bloated son of a big-gun smears the already sodden image of our great Nation and put the travel comfort of over 150 million in jeopardy,” said the Facebook page creator. “With the fuming retorts on the group page, any right-thinking non-Nigerian will see the real emotions and hatred of this dastardly act by well-meaning good people of a great nation.” Dr. Mutallab - suspects father called a hero for reporting son.While many took shots at the young suspect for damaging the image of the nation, some asked pointed questions. One fact that has emerged is that the father of the young man had become so concerned with his son’s extremist views that he reported him to the U.S. Embassy and to Nigeria’s secret service as well. Abdulmutallab’s dad, Dr. Umaru Mutallab – is a distinguished Nigerian banker. He has told newsmen in Nigeria he became concerned with his son’s views and warned the U.S. Embassy about him. “All forms of extremism is bad. Nobody should make us do stupid things in the name of an ideal,” wrote Odjugo Eretare Clifford. “I wonder how his family is handling it. For a father to report a child in Africa is a serious issue. The U.S security services just did not take it seriously enough.” Another man,Omotayo Ogunyemi, wrote: “I am so so disheartened, dispirited, downhearted, disenchanted and embittered for dragging our noble country in the mud….why farouk abdulmutallab? But why?” “I’m not so sure of dat guys nationality, Nigerians are known to cherish their lifes,he just wants to add more mud to the name Nigeria,” said Priskar Laurence, using a form of English some Nigerians use. Even print and non-print media seemed to want to put a distance between the young terror suspect and Nigeria. A column by writer Abubakar Ibrahim in Dailytrust news, called him a British educated man who had spent most of his life outside his native country. In “A profile of a rebellious son” – Ibrahim said: “He spent most of his formative years outside Nigeria and can best be described as British-educated.” He pointed out that as a boy the suspect had gone to a British school in Lome, Togo and then been at the University College of London for his degree program. “His father, Dr Umaru Abdulmutallab had reported his son as a security threat to both US and Nigerian security agencies several months ago and the US had him on a security list though he was not considered a serious risk and was not placed on a ‘no flight list.’,” he said. (See Here) Many praised his father for reporting his own son and some hailed the dad as a hero. Copyright 2009, Vancouverite News Service. Use this article on your blog or website for just $5. News organizations pay $25. To reproduce or distribute, click: vancouverite.icopyright
Posted on: Sat, 17 May 2014 09:15:32 +0000
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