A federal court in Brooklyn, New York yesterday unsealed an indictment filed on Feb. 21 against Nigerian citizen Lawal Olaniyi Babafemi, who is said to have provided material support to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.  Babafemi has been in Nigerian custody since 2012.  Court documents showed that between January 2010 and August 2011, Babafemi "traveled twice from Nigeria to Yemen to meet and train with leaders of AQAP," according to an FBI press release.  While there, Babafemi allegedly received weapons training and aided AQAP in the production of Inspire magazine.

Additionally, at the "direction" of al Qaeda ideologue Anwar al Awlaki, Babafemi received nearly $9,000 from AQAP's leadership, the FBI press release stated.  The money was allegedly intended to be used "to recruit other English-speakers from Nigeria to join" AQAP.

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