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| Identifier: | 02ABUJA2752 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 02ABUJA2752 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Abuja |
| Created: | 2002-09-26 16:53:00 |
| Classification: | SECRET//NOFORN |
| Tags: | PREL MOPS PINS IV NI |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
S E C R E T ABUJA 002752 SIPDIS LONDON FOR GURNEY PARIS FOR NEARY NOFORN E.O.12598:DECL: 09/27/12 TAGS: PREL, MOPS, PINS, IV, NI SUBJECT: MGIV01: NIGERIAN OUTLOOK ON COTE D'IVOIRE REF: STATE 1835335 CLASSIFIED BY DCM ANDREWS. REASONS 1.5 (B) and (D). 1. (C) On September 25, DCM delivered reftel points to National Security Advisor Aliyu Mohammed and PolCouns carried the same message to the Presidential International Affairs Advisor Ad'Obe Obe. Both officials confirmed Nigeria did not favor a resort to force and endorsed a negotiated resolution of the impasse. 2. (S/NF) NSA Mohammed expressed concern about reports of the Gbagbo government harassment of opposition parties and figures, including Bedie and Ouattara. The NSA advised President Obasanjo to urge Gbagbo to stop the harassment before it generated further instability. He added that the senior-level GON military delegation had returned from Abidjan and had provided their assessment. Mohammed acknowledged Nigeria would send five Alpha jets to Cote d'Ivoire based on a request for assistance from the Gbagbo government. However, Mohammed stressed Nigeria would only deploy ground troops under ECOWAS aegis. Note: The GON eventually sent three Alpha jets and two attack helicopters to Cote d' Ivoire, according to information acquired through DOD sources. End Note. 3. (C) Presidential Advisor Obe underscored GON concern that the situation be resolved peacefully but relatively quickly. With accusing Ivoirien fingers already pointing at Burkina Faso, a protracted impasse with the rebels would only increase tension between the two countries and foment more xenophobia and harassment of opposition figures within Cote d'Ivoire. Fearing that Gbagbo militants had taken the failed putsch as a license to target his opponents, many people have gone into hiding, with Ouattara allegedly finding respite in the French Ambassador's residence. 4. (C) On September 26, the ECOWAS Executive Secretary's Military Advisor, Colonel Dixon Dikio, SIPDIS told PolCouns that Executive Secretary Chambas had gone to Abidjan and Ouagadougou on a fact-finding mission. He expected Chambas to return to Abuja September 27. Dikio also stated that the emergency ECOWAS Summit on Cote d'Ivoire had been pushed back to October 5 vice September 28. Jeter
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