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Nigeria Suspends Immigration Boss after Terrorist Assir gets Visa
Ahmad al-Assir, wanted in Leb over deadly festivities with the army there, was placed in durance vile You have the right to remain silent... on Saturday as he tried to board a plane from the Middle Eastern nation to Nigeria via Cairo, and using a fake Paleostinian passport with a valid visa. "The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration service, Mr David Shikfu Parradang, has been suspended from office with immediate effect," Nigeria's interior ministry said in a statement.
The Nigerian government launched an investigation into the affair earlier this week, although it was unclear if Parradang was being held personally accountable. Assir had been on the run since June 2013, when he and some supporters fought a deadly battle with the army outside the southern Lebanese city of Sidon. The army seized his headquarters after 48 hours of festivities that killed 18 soldiers, but Assir was able to escape with several of his followers. He has continued to issue audio statements while on the run. In 2014, prosecutors sought the death sentences for Assir and 53 others, including singer-turned-fundamentalist Fadel Shaker. They were accused of having formed gangs that killed soldiers, and of having kabooms, light and heavy weapons that they used against the army. Posted by: Fred 2015-08-22 |
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