Hezbollah weapons warehouse belongsto Sierra Leonean – Lebanese. Consul

KANO — Acting Lebanese Consul in Kano,
Khallel Musliman, has revealed that the
private residence that housed cache of
weapons of mass destruction linked to
international terrorist organisation,
Hezbollah, belongs to a Sierra Leonean.
Speaking in Kano, Musliman said the
property owner who is already in custody
over his infamous role in the arm saga
is Abdu Hassan Tahir.The controversial property located at
Gaya Road within Bompai GRA is within a
striking distance to the police
headquarters that was sacked by the
dreaded Boko Haram members in January
20, 2012.

Heavily armed soldiers are still keeping
vigil on the property thereby impeding
access to the popular street off Milar
Road in Kano metropolis.
The Lebanese consul who made available
to Vanguard a copy of business permit
granted by the Ministry of Internal
Affairs in 2004 to the accused to
conduct business activity in Nigeria
further revealed that he is a
nationalised Sierra Leonean.
The Brigade Commander, 3rd Motorized
Brigade, Nigerian Army, Kano, Brigadier-
General Ilyasu Abbah, had named three
suspects in their custody as Abdallah
Hassan Fadallah, Mustapher Fawaz and
Abdullahi Tigani, adding that they have
all been moved to Abuja for further
investigations.
The army chief recalled that one of the
suspects, Tahini, was once arrested at
the Mallam Aminu Kano International
Airport over undeclared $60,000 on his
way to Lebanon, adding that he is an
Abuja-based businessman.
A copy of the business permit ref number
MIA/B 24332/T/403 and signed by one
Alhassan M.Fawu for the Director
Citizenship and Business for the
Minister of Internal Affairs, Abuja, in
2004 allows the suspect to establish a
business venture in Kano.
The Sierra Leonean suspect had obtained
the business permit with a registered
company named, Amfat Nigeria Limited,
that specialized in manufacture of
plastic products, general merchants,
importer and exporter.
The Lebanese Consul was quick to
differentiate the Sierra Leonean suspect
from Taheer Fadhlala, owner of Taheer
Guest Palace in Kano, adding that the
clarification becomes imperative in the
light of misrepresentation in some
media.