Weapons discovery: Lebanese community demand for probe

THE Lebanese community in Kano, Kano State, has promised support for the Federal Government in its efforts at unmasking those responsible for the cache of illegal arms that was discovered, on Thursday, by security services in a compound believed to be hosting a cell of the Lebanese terror group, Hezbolla.
The chairman of the Lebanese community, who runs a guest house in the city, Mr Tahir Faddalah, told journalists, on Friday, in Kano that Lebanese nationals living in Nigeria had been known over the years for peace and their crime-free lifestyle.
Three Lebanese nationals were arrested in connection with the development.
The Lebanese community expressed confidence in the ability of the Nigerian security services to conduct a thorough investigation and get to the root of the matter.
Meanwhile, the community, in conjunction with the office of the Consul-General of the Republic of Lebanon, described as falsehood, a media report that the leader of the community, Mr Faddalah, was arrested by the Joint Task Force (JTF) in connection with the weapons.
The community said it abhorred crime in whatever form and promised to join hands with the security services in fishing out bad eggs among them.
According to Faddalah, they had lived in the country for a long time conducting their businesses in a manner that was beneficial to all and had never been associated with crime.
“We will never accept, assist or associate with any criminal activities by any group or individual,” he added.
Faddalah expressed the preparedness of the members of the community to cooperate with security agencies on countering terrorist acts and activities.
In the same vein, the acting Lebanese Consul-General in Kano, Mr Khalil Musliman, denied the arrest of Faddalah, saying the newspaper report to that effect was aimed at bringing the name of the businessman to disrepute.