NIGERIA: REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR

UNCLAS ABUJA 002172 C O R R E C T E D C O P Y - Caption corrected SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM PGOV AF NI SUBJECT: NIGERIA: REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CANDIDATE FOR INTERNATIONAL OFFICER INTELLIGENCE TRAINING ¶1. Embassy requests the Department's assistance under the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act in screening the following individual who has been nominated for training by OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION ABUJA. The individual is to attend the INTERNATIONAL OFFICER INTELLIGENCE/MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CAPTAIN TRAINING at FORT HUACHUCA, TUCSON, AZ from 30 DECEMBER 2009 to 15 JUNE 2010. Embassy has no derogatory information. ¶2. Name of candidate and pertinent information follow. Name is listed in the same format as presented to us by the applicant: NAME: Andrew ZIDON DATE OF BIRTH: 1 OCTOBER 1980 PLACE OF BIRTH: ADAMAWA GENDER: MALE ORGANIZATION/BRANCH: NIGERIAN NAVY/ VICTORY NAVAL BASE, CALABAR POSITION/RANK: NAVIGATION OFFICER NNS KWANYA/ LIEUTENANT ¶3. Embassy appreciates Department's assistance. SANDERS