Nigeria on defensive over ‘terror breeding ground’ FEATURES 01/05/2010

Nigeria on defensive over ‘terror breeding ground’ FEATURES 01/05/2010 LAGOS — Nigeria, a country long synonymous with graft and coups, now has to defend itself over claims that it is a breeding ground for Islamist fundamentalists after last week’s bid to blow up a US airliner. While Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab remains in a Detroit prison cell accused of trying to kill the passengers and crew of Northwest Airlines Flight 253, officials in his homeland insist the episode does not point to a wider malaise. But terrorism experts say the Christmas Day plot, foiled when the chemical explosives stitched in Abdulmutallab’s underpants failed to explode.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100105com3.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL An electoral disaster waiting to happen FRONTLINE Meaningless vow FEATURES Nigeria on defensive over ‘terror breeding ground’ MR. EXPOSE More prosperous friends NO HOLDS BARRED Will we ever catch up? AN OUTSIDERS VIEW The new ilustrados?