Lawal Olaniyi
Babafemi ,33, aka, ‘Ayatollah Mustapha’ was on Tuesday April 29th pleaded
guilty to terror charges in a US court. Babafemi
is accused of providing material support to an al Qaeda affiliate, and
participating in its media and recruitment campaigns.
According to
United States prosecutors, Babafemi Lawal left Nigeria to Yemen twice ,between January 2010 to August 2011 to meet with some
leaders of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, known as AQAP.
“The
defendant travelled to Yemen to put himself at the disposal of a
violent terrorist organization that has repeatedly demonstrated its
determination to inflict bodily and economic harm on the US and its citizens,”
A U.S. Attorney said in a statement.
Prosecutors also said that the al Qaeda leader paid Babafemi
,almost $9,000 to recruit English-speaking people from Nigeria that would write
for their online magazine called ‘Inspire’. He was extradited August last year
from Nigeria to the US.
Sentencing for the case has been scheduled for August
27th. Babafemi , faces a maximum of 30 years in prison.
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