Nigeria Hizbullah Suspects Say Harshly Interrogated by Mossad Agents
Two Lebanese suspects alleged to be members of Hizbullah and on trial in Nigeria on terrorism charges told a court Monday they were harshly interrogated by Israeli agents after their arrests.
Mustapha Fawaz, Abdallah Thahini and Talal Ahmad Roda were arrested in May after the discovery of an arms cache in a residence in the northern Nigerian city of Kano.
They have been accused of plotting attacks against Western and Israeli targets in Nigeria and have denied the charges.
An Israeli embassy spokesman did not immediately respond to requests for comment when contacted by Agence France Presse.
Fawaz testified on Monday that, after his arrest in Abuja, a security official told him "some European friends" wanted to ask him questions.
"I was taken to an interrogation room where I met three Israeli Mossad agents," Fawaz told the court in response to questions by his lawyer.
Fawaz said one of the interrogators identified himself as a Mossad agent. He said they were "crude and nasty."
"They handcuffed my hands behind my back for days. I lost count because they did not allow me to sleep for several days," Fawaz said, denying membership in Hizbullah.
"They asked if I have any weapon in Abuja ... They asked if I have been asked to do any operation in Nigeria or anywhere else in the world," Fawaz said.
He said further: "During the 14 days of interrogation, I was interrogated by six Israeli Mossad agents and one masked white man.
"I was interrogated in Arabic. I asked to be interrogated in English, but they refused. Most of them are weak in English. They are not Europeans, but Israelis."
Fawaz said no Nigerian official was present during the sessions.
"They asked me about my link with Hizbullah, but they concentrated more on Lebanon -- whether I knew if there are weapons stored in the south of Lebanon or the identities of people who have been trained by Hizbullah," said Fawaz.
Thahini, who told the court he was no longer a member of Hizbullah, gave a similar account during his testimony.
He claimed to have collapsed after being denied sleep for five days by the foreign interrogators.
Thahini said it was easy for him to identify them as Israelis by their accents "because we are neighbors."
Both Fawaz and Thahini denied any knowledge of the arms cache discovered in Kano.
Judge Adeniyi Adetokunbo Ademola adjourned the case to September 30 after both the prosecutors and the defense closed their cases.
The three suspects are believed to own a supermarket and an amusement park in Abuja, but the businesses have been shuttered since the arrests.
A fourth suspect is said to be on the run.
Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, is home to a sizable Lebanese population, including in the mainly Muslim north.
Israel has raised concerns over alleged efforts by Hizbullah members to plan attacks in west Africa.
05 August 2013, 22:50
516
According to the terrorist militia, anyone opposing their Iranian domination agenda is a Zionist.
Basically, all none Shias Lebanese not on the Iranian petrodollar, petroembargo dollars is an ally of Israel.
Yeah right....
06 August 2013, 16:05
23
I actually have seen a multitude of HA supporters state this on this forum. If you are against HA, then you are with Israel. I see it all of the time on here.
07 August 2013, 22:46
01
Je ne mange pas de ce pain la, merci tout de même pour les conseil gratuit.
05 August 2013, 23:53
25
Good for them,hope they will cut them to pieces these iranians agents assholes,let them stop the terrorisme all over the world good lesson for them.
06 August 2013, 01:11
310
Iran needs to be wiped off the face of this earth- they have caused a lot of problems along with their Lebanese stooges who pay homage to them.
06 August 2013, 02:51
29
There are so many good Iranians world wide, it's just that they haven't stepped in Iran since Khomeini replaced the Shah....
06 August 2013, 11:29
51
lol scorpypy, yalla go wipe them off, but first wipe your nose, it's brown
06 August 2013, 01:16
37
You ignorant fool- open your eyes--- you are an Iranian puppet- just watch!
06 August 2013, 01:29
49
I have been watching, too! This country is sliding back to the stone age and reporting to new masters in Tehran. You are an impotent oaf who follows the masses-- you are not only a fool and blind, but a puppet on a string who needs to inject a dose of reality into your feeble Iranian controlled mind.
06 August 2013, 02:41
26
Va jouer gamin, va voir à la gare si je n'y suis pas tant qu'on y est. Tu pompes l'air.
06 August 2013, 03:16
43
Si, I think they're making it up too.
why would they reveal their identity whilst they know they'd be able to contact the medias....
it's a hoax.... another one shall I say.
06 August 2013, 05:03
24
LOOOOOOOL. Typical Hizbos deception, so 2 men came, said "hello its David and Shlomo, from the mossad, we gonna ask u few questions... Almanar BS like usual, though it is believed by brainwashed ignorants in south and dahieh...
06 August 2013, 15:03
21
so, anytime hizb iran claims something it is true, but when someone else claims something, even on AFP, it is automatically suspect.
Don't you see that you keep digging your own hole of hypocrisy and you wonder why people have a hard time taking in your POV with calling BS.
06 August 2013, 05:36
24
It almost sounds like those pesky late night infomercials you hear on T.V. In order to sell you something you don't need, the manufacturer of a worthless product first needs to create a need for the product. So their goal is to give us the illusion and somehow convince "us" that we have a need for this worthless peace of crap. In other words, when you watch a commercial that does not make any sense to you, it is because "you" are not the target audience/market of that message. Here, when H.A. publishes a statement, it is really directed to their audience (those who will support them even when H.A. says the sky is green), and, as the case is regarding the foolish infomercials, for those as we say "there is one born everyday".
06 August 2013, 05:57
14
The point being is the present day illusive "Resistance" that H.A. still clings to which in fact became more that what it was and something which was bargained for in exchange.
06 August 2013, 07:27
41
MOSSAD ?
They are in every corner of the earth ! They are the true meaning of terrorism ! They are the world's first class "Death Squads" sanctioned by a UN recognised State ! They have a " True " Licence to "Kill" !
Anyone , anywhere , anytime , at will ! Forget the FBI as well As the " CIA" these are dirty rotten true terrorists' created during the time of Mechanem Begin. These are the very people that taught the Arabs how to "TERRORISE" a community or country ! They even invented " guerrilla " warfare !
Kidnaping , ransom , murder , random killing , precision killings , mass killings , single killings , collateral damage , young , old , even animals ! ( Sabra + Chatila ) horses , donkeys , lamb , goats , anyone that is in the way ! Of they have tortured these poor Lebanese souls on foreign soil it is called redemption ! They invented this " water boarding " the Mossad invented to use Dogs on naked Arabs!
Signed Wolf
06 August 2013, 10:02
32
Wolf. You don't like Israel. We get it. But in all fairness .... please acknowledge that it was Lebanese (Christians) who committed the Sabra & Shatilla massacre. Israel was guilty of misunderstanding the nature and inherent brutality of it's "allies". It's a mistake we won't make again.
06 August 2013, 15:30
41
sabra and chatilla was surrounded by the israeli army, and the first wave to enter the camp was an israeli commando. then they let in the second wave, which was the lebanese militia. during three days they killed children and women while israelis fired flares in the sky to light the camps.
a third wave went in after the lebanese militia, regular troops this time, to make sure the civilians of camp had been thoroughly massacred.
06 August 2013, 11:23
24
agence france is only reporting what the two said in court.. in that regard they are credible... they are neither confirming or denying what was said, only that it was said. yawn.
06 August 2013, 15:48
22
the worst massacres in sabra and chatila were done by shia militants of amal supported by syria, axis of resistance they call it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQXxnWidR4o
06 August 2013, 16:25
14
I did not know amal got in on this massacre. It is very unfortunate what took place. It is a black spot on the Kataeb/LF history and a black spot on how hard Christians have fought to preserve their presence in Lebanon. THERE WAS NO EXCUSE FOR KILLING WOMEN AND CHILDREN. However, I find it amazing how the Palestinians and other pan-arabists focus on this every year, when they themselves committed so many massacres of women and children and clergymen... We all know the examples, but I love how everyone loves to bring up Christians and Sabra and Shatila. It was was and ugly, and make no excuses ALL SIDES did very horrible things. Again, I do not want to make any excuse for this massacre, but, let's not forget the entire history. There were many massacres committed by Palestinians. The biggest mistake is that Christians took money to allow so many Palestinians into our country with weapons. We should not take any refugees but women, children and elderly.
06 August 2013, 16:18
13
I do not doubt at all the Mossad agents could not wait to get their hands on these guys. It is 100% wrong that they had access to these men. If they committed crimes in Nigeria, then Nigeria should hold them accountable, not Israel. I have been to Nigeria. It is very dangerous. I do not know one Lebanese that has not been robbed at gun point. You are only allowed like a hunting rifle, nothing else. I don't want to assume, but I would hypothesize given the supermarket and amusement park they own, they are a target by the local Nigerians. You put your family through hell to live there and make a living, I doubt these guys had guns to commit terrorist acts. They probably had them to protect their family from all of the murderous thieves.
