CNN reports Poll finds Majority of Nigerian Muslims support Osama bin Laden

CNN recently did a report on Nigerian-American reaction to the Christmas Day Bomber Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab. Not surprisingly, the Nigerian-American community is strongly condemning the terrorist attack, and is deeply embarrassed and ashamed of their fellow countryman. There are over 2 million Nigerians in the US.

A Nigerian-American identified as a limousine driver interviewed by CNN said, "all the Nigerians I talk to are shocked, because we don't believe in such a thing..." But added, "I know we have radical Muslims in the north..."

While the vast majority of Christian Nigerians abhor violence, and are favorable to the United States, It's the Nigerians in the Muslim-dominated nothern part of the country, where AbdulMutallab originated from, who are causing great concern. (Nigeria's population is divided virtually equally 50/50 between Christians and Muslims).

Veteran CNN reporter John Roberts then gave some stunning poll numbers just released from the Pew Research Center:

43% of Nigerian Muslims polled believed Suicide Bombings against the West were Justified

54% of Nigerian Muslims polled said they were supportive of Osama bin Laden

While the exact number of Muslims from Nigeria living in the United States is not known, the Detroit Free Press reported on Dec. 30 in an article about the area's Muslims reactions to the Christmas Day Bomber, that "There are about 10,000 Nigerian Muslims in Michigan," alone.

See the full video segment at CNN.

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