London 7/7 Bombings – The Nigerian Connection
July 2005
On-board the London bus blown up in Tavistock Square on 7/7 sat a young Nigerian man, but he was not just anyone, he was a highly connected member of Nigeria’s ruling class
His name was Anthony Fatayi-Williams. He was the nephew of Nigeria’s ex-Foreign Minister Chief Tom Ikimi and son of one of Nigeria’s foremost doctors. His face and name became widely known after his grief-stricken mother was given a prime time audience to vent her anguish on national TV.
Unlike any of the other people murdered on 7:7, the British Government went to great lengths to afford his mother Mrs Marie Fatayi-Williams much attention. She appeared on TV worldwide and even held her sons burial ceremony at Westminster Abbey with many dignitaries in attendance.
Westminster Abbey Service
On the morning of 7/7 when I saw Anthony smiling as he strode towards the bus stops at Euston I didn’t realise his mother knew my aunt very well (they attend the same Catholic church). I later met his cousin Thomas Ikimi, the son of Nigeria’s ex-Foreign minister. He’s an up and coming film director. We had a joint launch of my book with a documentary of his about his cousin Anthony-Fatayi Williams.
Thomas Ikimi & Daniel Obachike at book launch 2007
Much of the intelligence revealed in my book through campaigns found its way back to powerful people in security organisations both home and abroad.
December 2009
Umar Farouk Mutallab
He is well educated, having studied in London from 2007-09 before disappearing on a trip to the Yemen.
His father was alerted by intelligence services and informed western authorities, yet they still allowed his son to board a US flight.
Shortly after I launched my book in 2007 his university held a ‘War On Terror’ seminar on which he was a chairman. (See here for more)
I read about it online and thought about attending but stayed away as these kind of events are always used by British Intelligence operatives to monitor and target possible jihad sympathisers for future use.
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