An Al Qaeda spin off has offered to train Muslims to fight perceived enemies here, says a leading local news site.
Nowhere doss Osama bin Laden enjoy more confidence than here.
Al Jazeera asks the growing question about Nigeria.
Al Jazeera asks the question.
Don’t forget the Pew poll finding I cited the other day that the only geopolitical entity (outside of the Palestinian territories) where Osama bin Laden is fairly popular is…..
Chida Amuta in Lagos-based This Day:
“We are therefore dealing with an emergent zone of immense power and prosperity, complete with power elite, home to the most strategic national resources, strategic natural location, a militant force (military wing), considerable economic and media power and an increasingly trenchant public relations presence that resonates internationally. … As the amnesty process has made obvious, the area also harbours the largest pool of illegal arms in the hands of an assortment of criminal and semi criminal gangs.”– via allAfrica.com
