NIGERIA: DEMARCHE TO GON ON AL-QAIDA THREATS

S E C R E T ABUJA 002836 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/11/12 TAGS: PTER ASEC EPET ENRG PREL NI SUBJECT: NIGERIA: DEMARCHE TO GON ON AL-QAIDA THREATS REF: (A) SECSTATE 200689 (B) SECSTATE 200588 CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR HOWARD F. JETER; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D) (S) In Separate October 11 meetings, Ambassador Jeter delivered the demarche on Al-Qaida threats to U.S. economic interests (reftel) to National Security Advisor Aliyu Mohammed and Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Jackson Gaius-Obaseki. Both Mohammed and Obaseki said that they took the threats very seriously. Obaseki suggested bringing representatives from the petroleum companies to Abuja for security discussions with the relevant GON agencies. Mohammed said he would brief President Obasanjo following the meeting with the Ambassador. JETER