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Viewing cable 09ABUJA2254, NIGERIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM

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09ABUJA2254 2009-12-11 14:07 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Abuja
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ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 111407Z DEC 09
FM AMEMBASSY ABUJA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 7749
INFO RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE
RUEILB/NCTC WASHINGTON DC
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
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RHMFISS/HQ USAFRICOM STUTTGART GE
RUZEJAA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ABUJA 002254 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR S/CT: (RShore) 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PTER ASEC
SUBJECT: NIGERIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM 
 
REF: STATE 109980 
 
1. (U) In 2009, the Government of Nigeria continued efforts to 
improve coordination, communication and cooperation between the 
executive and legislative branches on counterterrorism (CT) matters. 
 However, progress on CT legislation in the National Assembly slowed 
due to reconciliation and consolidation issues between two rival 
terrorism bills and general legislative lethargy.  The National 
Focal Point on Terrorism, an interagency task force formed in 
February 2007 comprised of the State Security Service (SSS), the 
Nigerian Customs Service, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) 
and Immigration, and other relevant authorities, has been on an 
extended hiatus since the transfer of its SSS and MFA coordinators. 
 
 
2. (U)  On March 9, the Islamic organization Jama'at Izalatul 
Bidi'Wa Iqamatus Sunnah, otherwise known as Izala, publicly warned 
of plans by unidentified groups to mount attacks in Plateau, Kaduna, 
Taraba, Adamawa, Gombe, and Bauchi states.  In a statement, the 
group encouraged the government to take concrete steps to address 
the threat and prevent the "implementation of the evil plans in 
states earmarked for the act." 
 
3. (U)  Subsequently, on July 26 around 70 Islamic militants from a 
group calling itself "Boko Haram", Hausa for "education is sin," and 
which some refer to as the "Nigerian Taliban," attacked an Izala 
mosque and police station in the Dutsen Tanshi section of Bauchi 
town with firearms and hand grenades.  (Note: the sinful or 
forbidden "education" is commonly understood to mean "western" 
education.)  The attacks resulted in at least 55 deaths and up to 
200 arrests.  The following day, Boko Haram carried out 
near-simultaneous attacks against police headquarters in Maiduguri, 
Borno State, and police stations in Potsikum, Yobe State, and Wudil, 
Kano State, provoking police and military sweeps in several states 
thought to harbor Boko Haram members and sympathizers.  Running 
clashes between security forces and militants reportedly resulted in 
around 700 deaths, including innocent bystanders.  The situation is 
reminiscent of the largely rural, anti-establishment, and radical 
movement known as Maitatsine which caused riots in Kano State from 
December 18-29, 1980, in which 4,177 people reportedly died. 
 
4. (U) The Nigerian military captured Maiduguri-based Boko Haram 
spiritual leader Mohammed Yusuf alive after a siege of his compound, 
and turned him over to Maiduguri police, whose colleagues the group 
had killed.  A local policeman summarily executed Yusuf in front of 
the station in full view of onlookers, after parading him before 
television cameras.  We have not confirmed reports that some of the 
militants came from neighboring Chad and Niger.  More likely is that 
they were from wide-ranging ethnic groups common to areas in Chad, 
Niger and Nigeria who settled in Nigeria, often generations back. 
In response, on August 17 Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) 
issued a "Statement of Consolation, Advice, and Condolences to our 
Brothers and family in Nigeria." 
 
5. (U) Twenty-three year-old militant Abdul Rasheed, a native of 
Adamawa State, who was arrested in its capital Yola claimed to have 
received explosives training outside Nigeria paid for by Yusuf.  In 
fact, it was an explosion in a private residence in Maiduguri where 
bombmakers were said to be preparing explosives for attacks which 
alerted authorities to the threat and presumably expedited the 
Qalerted authorities to the threat and presumably expedited the 
attack in Bauchi on July 26. 
 
 
6. (U) Legislators merged a "private member" Senate bill based on 
the Commonwealth Secretariat's Model Legislative Provisions on 
Measures to Combat Terrorism, which passed its second reading on 
September 17, 2008, with an executive bill sponsored by the 
presidency.  The hybrid legislation, which resembles more the later 
executive bill, currently awaits a third and final reading in the 
Senate, before the President may sign it into law.  In an October 
12, 2009 letter, Nigerian President Yar'Adua asked the National 
Assembly to pass the legislation to combat terrorism and kidnapping. 
 The bill stipulates a maximum jail term of only five years for 
those convicted of terrorism. 
 
7. (U) The Nigerian government continued to operate USG-funded body 
scanners in all four international airports to detect explosives and 
drugs on passengers, with numerous successful interdictions of 
contraband, mainly drugs.   Despite repeated USG requests since 
2007, the Nigerian government has yet to sign a memorandum of 
understanding sanctioning the use of U.S. (and Nigerian) Federal Air 
Marshals on direct flights between Nigeria and the U.S.   A 
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) MANPADS assessment team 
 
ABUJA 00002254  002 OF 002 
 
 
visited Nigeria from July 13-17 in conjunction with Delta Airlines' 
commencement of service from Abuja to New York.  Nigeria's 
application for Category One status from the U.S. Federal Aviation 
Administration is expected to be approved sometime in mid-2010. 
Nevertheless, Nigerian carrier Arik Air started flying to the U.S. 
on December 1 using "wet-leased" aircraft from Ghana, a Category One 
country. 
 
8. (U) The Nigerian government welcomes and actively participates in 
USG-sponsored training and capacity building programs, particularly 
in the areas of CT and border security.  Progress continues on 
establishment of an additional Regional Maritime Awareness 
Capability (RMAC) radar station on the eastern coast to complement 
one already operational in Lagos.  The U.S. military is assisting 
the GON with standing up a specialized CT unit within the Nigerian 
military.  Mission Nigeria's Office of Security Cooperation (OSC) 
conducted three Trans-Sahara Security Symposia in support of the 
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP), addressing human 
development issues that may contribute to the spread of extremism 
and instability.  In addition, OSC sponsored the attendance of nine 
participants from various agencies at the Trans-Sahara Security 
Symposium at the Kofi Annan Peacekeeping Center in Accra, Ghana from 
December 14-18. 
 
9. (U) During 2009, Diplomatic Security sponsored Antiterrorism 
Assistance (ATA) courses on: Terrorism Crime Scene Investigation, 
Airport Security Management, VIP Protection, VIP Protection 
Management, Fraudulent Documents, and Maritime Interdiction of 
Terrorism for 91 Nigerian law enforcement and security officials and 
practitioners.   The U.S. Mission to Nigeria continuously looks for 
ways to provide additional CT training and assistance. 
 
 
10. (U) Nigeria is not considered to be a safe haven for terrorists, 
given the government's posture and approach to extremists, nor a 
major source of terrorist funding.  However,  socioeconomic 
disparities, lack of transparency, and poverty, particularly in the 
predominantly Muslim north, breed popular discontent among a 
population which Al-Qaeda has expressed interest in exploiting. 
 
11. (U) Post's points of contact are Patrick Ryan (RyanPL@state.gov) 
+234 703 064-9635, +234 9 461-4141 and Mike Wautlet 
(WautletMJ@state.gov) +234 703 665-1289, +234 9 461-4122. 
 
12. (U) This cable was coordinated with Consulate Lagos. 
 
SANDERS