BUSTED!:A Nigerian Man Arraigned In U.S For Aiding Al-Qaeda Terrorist Group.

A Nigerian terror suspect accused of trying
to help al-Qaeda in Yemen appear before a
United States federal courtroom on Friday.

Lawal Babafemi was accused of training
with members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian
Peninsula and using his English skills to
help publish the terrorist magazine
“Inspire.”

Judge John Gleason ordered Babafemi, also
known as “Ayatollah Mustafa,” held without
bail. No plea was entered, reports
NBCnewyork.com.

Prosecutors said Babafemi is married with
children in Nigeria and helped al-Qaeda
attempt to recruit people who speak English
to engage in acts of terror against
Americans.

The FBI said Anwar al-Awlaki, the American
cleric who became the al-Qeada
commander in the Arabian Peninsula and
was killed in a US drone strike, personally
directed $9,000 be paid to Babafemi to
assist in his recruitment efforts.

Sitting silently at a defense table, Babafemi
wore a blue and white striped polo shirt as
he listened to the hearing without the help
of a translator.

His attorney did not object to his being
held without bail, but told the judge
Babafemi suffers from high blood pressure
and asked that he receive medication when
he gets to the Metropolitan Detention
Center.

Investigators said Babafemi was active with
al-Qaeda operatives from 2010 to 2011 until
he was arrested for crimes in Nigeria. He
was then turned over to FBI agents to be
prosecuted for his alleged terrorist activity.

“The defendant threw his efforts behind al-
Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s media,
recruitment, and weapons training
campaigns in an effort to strengthen the
terrorist group’s grip on the region and
extend its reach throughout the world,” US
Attorney Loretta Lynch said in a statement.

His transfer to the United States comes
amid increasing concerns about the
growing footprint of al-Qaeda affiliated
organizations in Africa.

Al-Qaeda in Yemen has tried to use an
underwear bomb on an airliner heading to
Detroit and has hidden explosives in
printers to try to bomb cargo planes.

Al Shabaab — a Somali-based group linked
to al-Qaeda — is believed to be behind the
recent mall attack in Kenya.