MFA/MEA Lagos 01/Jan/97 NIGERIA Transmission modes: FEC-100 96bd Erect 660Hz FEC-100 96bd Erect 720Hz FEC-100 96bd Erect 850Hz FEC-100 96bd Erect 900Hz Logged Frequencies: 19356.7 Reported Frequencies: 19643.5 19645.5 19988.5 21408.2 23355.0 24060.0 Country Profile: Capital is now Abuja, with 30 states and 1 territory*; Abia, Abuja Federal Capital Territory*, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Enugu, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe. The government has announced the creation of six additional states named Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Gombe, Nassarawa, and Zamfara as part of the process of transition to a civilian government. Forces include Army, Navy, Air Force, and Police Force. Web Address: Notes on Operation: [SAT][SUN] Language: English Routing occasionally as MFA for KNS ie MFA Lagos for Embassy Kinshasa Appears two stations will alternate on same frequency. "External TAC Abuja" also observed. Messages end "foreign bgy". Off-line encryption in various schemes of 5 letter groups. Note use of "allallall" call-up (cf German government PIAB transmissions). Reported Callsigns/Selcals for Parent MFA/Embassies: Tactical Call Location ETS43 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Baghdad, Iraq KNS Kinshasa, Dem Republic of Congo BGY MFA Lagos NUK London, UK Stockholm, Sweden SRZ911 Warsaw, Poland KNY36 Washington, USA Dictionary: External Address for MFA Lagos (occ External Abuja) Foreign Signature of MFA Lagos BGY Lagos KNS Kinshasa MEA Ministry of External Affairs (alternate to MFA?) MFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs ndc Nigerian Diplomatic Code? Nigerian Nigerian Embassy NUK Nigerian UK (London Embassy) Sample Message Formats: ========================================================================== Example 1: Basic message structure ========================================================================== Nigerian Kinshasa [Originator Nigerian Embassay Kinshasa] 12/2/93 (1350 hrs) [date time] Immediate NigerianUK London [Priority - Addressee Nigerian Emb Loc] UNND x ["UNND" ? and "x" in lieu of STOP] t e x t Nigerian Kinshasa [Originator signature] ========================================================================== Example 2: Message from Kinshasa ========================================================================== immediate external abuja [Addressed MFA Abuja] tel: no: 48 [Telegram nr] =========== for gg's office from claude-wilcox rpt to: prcd we are being inundated by enquiries and comments from both press and individuals on the political happenings at home xx in most instances we appear inadequately informed on latest happenings stop we therefore wish to request that developments on the political situatio n at home are despatched to us on a regular basis as they happen so that we can be fully abreast with government's positions and decisions on the problem stop the press comma the diplomatic commu ity and private individuals here show a lot of interest and concern on the current happenings in nigeria stop nigerian kinshasa [Nigerian Ambassador] 27/07/93 : 1230 hrs ========================================================================== Example 3: Message with combination p/l and code ========================================================================== immediate external abuja [Addressed MFA Abuja] tel:no:45 [telegran number] ========= for amb: t.m. mgbokwere (ddg. prs) from claude-wilcox mission's proposals vis-a-vis the situation in zaire ==================================================== as a result of my recent discussions with you during my trip to headquarters early in june, please find below recommenda- tions concerning the situation in zaire comma for a follow-up action by you stop these points and recommendations had earlier been submitted to hsfa stop eye hope with your kind attention comma the points and recommendations will receive necessary approval and implementation para (a) designation of mission as a hardship post ============================================== essential to refer to my earlier correspondences ref.nos. nek/s.140/vol.iii of 04/11/91, nek/s.140/vol.iii of january 14th 1992, nek/s.50 of 19/05/92, telex messages no.63 of 16/07392 and no.97 of 13/10/92 respectively on same subject stop part two follows in ndc [change to code] ======================= part two ========= lng01 oyssi ietmo tetid sivir oiehh rehdl [? function of lng ?] ostif anhrt ovdan iaees hepie atgnn rirns enoii nnnsv ntrga ouepo cssda ilddg oeito rrdeg eincy tcela hoonf etilu iuicn odraa lroft nloti frcrh luart ieire alsed rlhco eegse bdkfn iuiei eyase slnas petha epdlu pnaht askta eeenc epdnp ihspa onlsm eolbb eoani ccarp mncai arsed etfcn rsnie lrtds nhtca leoet deolr ivsts eaiit wardf retea cdnre djdls truts msnai bilit ncsud mieht lturo mioio oiaer ftert avamt ocako rtoda nrrtc tgsdo tawta oiifm taser ichob marla osvqd eceor ynsor moree oetnd renne tenio ftcdt elnnf gcuha dhats vsnol iaatr rpear mndoo rette vitem mzgop csieo usoun roial iiane anena gotes eradp tehso cierh miatc svaia eeioe ahitc vavrt sslea cupst iihet rotit edaet pnisp dndoy paiex cwldh ciari rafto lirea zauot onnew effup sapou snner gnnen eetir agesn gaana nifas cknse traee cnntm ynadi lhepa aious msiuy 144/24 lng01 part three ========== lng 02 pginy hrtso sioer eeeec madao lanis ufsui oehrr osnrt ilera etely thiee jtroo etrei leubu fdmhe urhnt phuav hlnae ayrey tsotd eoltr svfni elrst aigno lleui usnud chtrp nnicn rawee oeopt mtado lanki eiptc ahrem rdrey naahh eiivm deowt overo veutr nweof wrcro phrar moret rtuwr iehuy tande cawau ritim lntsr sutaa mselo toieh alren essnt inept kigbh ndhii ieslt tafoy cmlho tizem soevu rfidn inurf isdnf daerf merht ofesn rneto rcaot sgonh raiai laoii beiam ariar rgcig gsrts lcipt ehsio oeros uteyn noedo inpol fiten trene easad atecn sshte hnpry emztp hsanm irtoa tevec usbou mhtur ebnhd rdoeo oereo ecdgh uaaue ttyry aoaoi euohb airob eoobs snnna pgshs iatts eduoo cofoo oecrr airoy arext teinn aheam sobml tcmtn btpxd 120/24 lng02 nigerian kinshasa [Originator] 25/07/93 :1305 hrs vvv [resume p/l] non-availability of educational facilities ======================================== ugly disturbances that keep on traumatizing zaire on regular basis are not conducive for a re-opening of schools stop public schools opened for two months last year only to be closed indefinitely after the lootings of january this year stop pro- prietors and directos of international schools have declared permanent closure of all their schools stop this means that educational facilities for children of officers are non existent in kinshasa stop economic depressed areas ======================== the economy of zaire is totally in the doldrums stop the rate of inflation in zaire is a mockery of economic speculations available elsewhere stop today comma the rate of inflation stands at eight thousand percent (8,000) stop the country depends on the importation of all commodities essential for survival stop thousands of expatriate business people have deserted the country stop manufactured goods comma foodstuffs comma spare parts and petroleum products are in great scarcity stop all these factors make life unbearable in zaire stop within the spate of six months the price of fuel has witnessed two thousand (2,000) per cent increase stop the battery of the mission's utility car was replaced recently at a cost of three hundred and fifty (350) dollars stop as there is no government in place the hopeless situation will be lond indeed stop such a situation has informed the decision of the governments of kenya comma tanzania comma britain comma india comma zambia and uganda to re-adjust the fore- ign service allowance of their diplomats in kinshasa by hundred (100) percent stop solutions to the political crisis in zaire are far from the shores of hope stop the next scenario (very imminent) may not be different from liberia or somalia stop (b) visit to kinshasa of a team of inspectors from headquarters =========================================================== eye recommend the despatch of a team of inspectors to kinshasa as a matter of urgency stop such a visit will assist greatly at corroborating and confirming the insecurity in kinshasa comma high inflation comma the state of hopelessness in the political atmosphere comma the total dislocation of social and governmental services and non-availability of essential commodities stop (c) burundi as an alternative safe haven in case of further deterioration of the situation in zaire ====================================== in my previous despatches comma eye suggested neighbouring brazzaville as an alternative safe haven in case of further crisis in zaire stop but the political upheaval in brazzaville has made it no more safer than kinshasa stop eye am therefore suggesting burundi to which eye am concurrently accredited as an alternative stop having just had its democratically elected president installed on 9/7/93 comma burundi is still peaceful stop if proposal is approved comma logistics for temporary move- ment in case of any eruptions will be duly worked out and imple- mented stop lists of losses incurred by officers have been previously despatched to appropriate department stop (d) reduction of staff strength =========================== eye strongly recommend that the staff strength of the mission be reduced to five officers including the ambassador, disposed in this manner : a number two man, a communication officer/confidential secretary, a finance attache and a research officer stop preferably comma these officers should be male since the security situation is not ideal for female officers stop the rampant cases of rape and harassment of women when violence breaks out is highly disturbing stop in order not to gravely upset the domestic programme or plans of officers who may be affected by the reduction of the staff strength comma eye strongly suggest that such affected officers be cross-posted stop female officers presently here are - (1) mrs.r.a. akinniranye comma fso v stop she has a one-year-old daughter with her at post stop she has barely spent a year at post stop she should be considred for cross-posting stop (mrs.) r.a.koya, pfo, - she has spent upwards of thirty months at post stop her replacement at the end of her tour should be a male accountant stop part three follow in ndc ( part five ========== lng15 vlori csire inetn wueem erhth ikdmi ipeet yldte noean atlnu onrfc bonrl vgefn eidai fbote ttiit ctssh iphno aaaue rhrtt qlyef tvhod ideyr lcslm fseod nssin sfssi nanis secor isota tmhru ssaoe annoa msins tdrae renit ldhhe aayri seesr ohohe imnpt tdcum euire nniss retre isseh rhiei deecc eirot etoee sdahs caeto eiahe seamx nadth yyaoa wnean hoysu vtyii rstmo fedou aaaer staan fdran ecdis iaect idrsh doedr tttnc nnmri eieaw soteg ounms deiez tiuut lrsci hdeia apufp eeria yvaoo ihuua mdoku pyctp ochso ertmd eqmos shkeb nciwr srenh nsrom gdmdt yenrh oersi msnet rieoe nlial feedc iptnc roeun eertw hwrcl etdgo uneee cxtna hrcca ymhhd asani lbnia rdetc hhuti ishhi aeehe ventn drttr irfpr nutde mamsn egevt bucst vcros rrtam eieih ulocr oeeue neiyi pkalm tasoe etnhi staie oussp iadic enieo psrgh ettcn dilea natci uihys aaeem bnavy rinpt stsep oreab ntnas itsaf 144/24 lng15 nigerian kinshasa 25/07/93 : 1400 hrs part six ========= lng16 tsasi anehb tbnru trdid fnnvc chaoe emdse rcilo daemi tieft pmtat hnmua rmird temnk ubnda welnf yeaty taemn ioyob agass pihts fcrch nhueo htdea eieoa uowme htngo anfos asfdr selew emdse rcilo daemi tieft pmtat hnmua rmird temnk ubnda welnf yeaty taemn ioyob agass pihts fcrch nhueo htdea eieoa uowme htngo anfos asfdr selew pglcn duhha soeer oyain tceta iedog fxahw dinrn sgnad hyiea rrmao eeony vaeat betcs ucset lsnuy aponx eaowl sfrep aitie hetae oipnt atait earrr umali nbara byorh yhiia yrlny ahhoe esete uneoi uocio silso tpnap mrcel fcmie doite mltuo hndee ysivt ttese aiias euaio widpe ustra akshn esgre iheln oetln uylbe leort nuioe relao taree paset irtrwt wsot oeaas skmgp oozas etnet oliate twds ypoey hotcv lpfpn eadyh edrel ttsao eiici ooaar xrgfe aekpe rnehti tear detnr easil llrep sneia nundl thart rscol wwwrt bmbiy ttrmd wteng tgyif toone imaro oeutt nreue egiee glmse pponh rrcgl faree msaae toasv idlte astiy pvrmf faree msaae toasv idlte astiy pvrmf leocr insnv taagn tinmh tevni snhds rntuh muvcr isoaq tteen foaea ntufn 144/24 lng16 nigerian kinshasa 24/07/93 part seven ============ lng25 nfwsn nibeh pfced radcf tpncf mdadh omnht nibeh lrgmr rradh otoue eabfe rvssg otscf ooeco uebeh eiooa eardg ldgai nmaeh falgh csbeh sbnpn cegcg ratri hocfd vglrr ruadg orhut osbeh eedpe agodg ostcl hdadg aikrs ttacf legme aeaeh fsihy eeadg nnoal tredg yriaa tncfn eagoi opadh teaae shhcf 48/24 lng25 nigerian kinshasa (f) compensation for officers affected by the siege and looting carried out by armed soldiers in kinshasa from 28-30 january, 1993 ====================================================== 1. mr. i.a. akomolafe, fso v ======================= 2. mr. a.mohammed , fso vi 3. mrs. r.a. koya, pfo in my telegram no.05 of 30/1/93 on the siege and looting by ======================= 2. mr. a.mohammed , fso vi 3. mrs. r.a. koya, pfo in my telegram no.05 of 30/1/93 on the siege and looting by armed soldiers in kinshasa in january comma eye pleaded that three of my officers named above who were devastatingly affected be compensated stop the affected officers and eye hereby convey gratitude for initial fice thousand dollars that was advanced to each of them for immediate rehabilitation stop eye am still appealing that further compensation be given to these affected officers who were completely dispossessed of alltheir personal belongings raning from cars to electronics, household utensils, clothes, wrist watches, etc stop while the five thousand dollars paid to each of the officers cannot be said to be a pittance, the sum is not at all commensurate to their losses stop not only have all three affected officers spent a reasonable period ranging from eight months to three years at post but the hardship and scarcity of all necessary items for daily survival in zaire compel officers posted to zaire to bring to kinshasa a lot of previously acquired personal and household items for daily use stop this comma together with what the officers acquired during the period spent at post cannot really be quantified stop while eye must not fail to appreciate the zeal and courage with which these officers have continued to work comma eye must also not fail to further appeal to your excellency for further compensation to affected officers whose tremendous losses cannot be over-emphasized stop they deserve the maximum assistance the ministry can offer para (g) eye had comma during my last trip to headquarters for consul- tations comma submitted a request to administration directorate pleading that the personal effects of officers not affected and some vital materials be evacuated home to nigeria stop there are two ways of going about this : either the evacuation could be wholy handled by the foreign ministry and treated as an emergency mea- sure without regard to the amount of weight an officer is enti- tled to or the weight of each officer's personal effects could be deducted from the overall weight he is entitled to at the end of his posting abroad stop since the situation in kinshasa has become highly volatile and insecure comma it is important that officers are saved from further grief stop most diplomats here have resig- ned to live with minimum comfort stop what officers have brought from nigeria which are not indispensable to their living or per- formance of their assignment could be transported to safety in nigeria para (g) government property at no.288 limite ===================================== the damage to this building during the riots and lootings of january this year has left it empty stop doors and windows were seriously destroyed stop all items (government owned) were removed by the looters stop nothing was spared stop eye recommend the sale of the property but not before effecting necessary repairs in order to gtet some value for it stop the services of a competent quantity surveyor will be necessary to assess the ex- tent of damage to the property stop the fiscal assessment of the damage will be forwarded to headquarters in due course stop para conclusion ========== these recommendations are made in view of the situation on the ground stop the realities here cannot be adequately and con- vincingly conveyed on paper stop in as much as eye do not wish comma at this poind comma to suggest the closure of this mission comma eye suggest that my concern for the safety of officers and property be accorded the serios and urgent attention it deserves stop nigerian kinshasa [signature] 23/07/93 : 1535 hrs ========================================================================== Example 4: Press summary header ========================================================================== bgy for all missions [from MFA Lagos] for duty officers x prestel for ur cfmation please x to all missions ============= prestel p/lo 163 ================ press summary -21/7/93 ====================== receiving a delegation of igbo traditional rulers yesterday, pj president babangida told them that the corporate existence of nigeria as one entity was not negotiable and ruled out the escalation of the political crisis, reports the daily times x nigeria as one entity was not negotiable and ruled out the escalation of the political crisis, reports the daily times x ......... etc the observer quotes a washington-based population reference bureau as publishing in its 1993 data sheet that nigeria has a population of 95.064 million people , ranking as tenth most populous country in the world x the daily champion informs that oil price has crashed to fifteen point nine eight us dollars a barrel against our 199 3 budget price of seventeen point five zero x the imf has advisedafrican government s to cut down military expenditure and accord adequate priority to rrestigious deve- lopment programmes for high economic growth reports the punch x foreign lagos [From MFA Lagos] 21/7/93 1633 hrs for duty officers x grateful confirm if rok there x bgy out on stdby x ========================================================================== Example 5: Service message ========================================================================== allallallallallallallallallallallallallbgy for all bgy for all missions unnd x for duty officers x this is to inform u that bgy is now open for normal operation today 22/12/95 x msgs can now come in while cfmation follows x sorry for silence for the past few days x it was due primarily to power problems x grateful come in and cfm how u copy this test call at yr respective ends x x foreign lagos 22/12/95+++ ========================================================================== Example 6: Message ========================================================================== for bgd immediate nigerian baghdad unnd x for head of chancery from chief engineer yourtel 30 refers x action on the subject matter is in progress x mission will be informed in due course x regards x x foreign lagos 22/12/95+++ bgy out on stdby++++ ========================================================================== Example 7: Message from Nigerian Embassy, Kinshasa to MGA Lagos ========================================================================== allallallallallallallallallallallallall kns for bgy kns for bgy und x for duty officer x plse how do u read my msgs ? here is a rpt of tel 31 for cfm plse ~ kkkkk kk k tel. 31 of -4/7/96 bc881 nycbm ieeum dsdss lrrcd ailes rasss k icvee miidd ogsss devet tosos itsss k ~tiat ceuls oesss tat e uaieav orsss nejna ~esro iisss ltdai pioc aasss otcrn terda dlss aotin adlea otsss lgewa ctsii fess ltedd rsmfe mwsss ort rctwi imsss ~euws u ~euws aiwso sssss crcer secns dnass inan ~neca htsss ldehi ccbei igsss etvne isel resss eeeih ~~tus shsss haevr mfdre nesss k lannn getre ktss~ k ecrc caewt nesss k~ifs i anien fssss u~s~ e neqee ~assss ecjipuue uafar eeeeeeee u~eaiiuxuaxar nigerian ukkkkk tel, 31 of 24/7/96 bc001 nycbm ieeum dydss lrrcd kaies rasss icvee miidd gsss devet tosos itsss ttiat ceuls oesss tatoe aieav orsss nejna ~esro iisss l~eai opioc aasss o~crn terda dlrss aotin uaelea otssss lgewa ctsii fesss tedd rsmfe wsss laog~ rct~~ ~us~~w~~u~~pug~~v~~~~ehi ccbei igsss etcne psblr resss eeeih ~ttus shsss haecr qmsdre nesss lannn getre trsss ldcrc caea~ qnesss ifshi anie fssss q fo ae neqee ~asss q~dc80773 uafar ueeeeeeee dc807/72/-4 u ean grateful cfm how the msgs were received x kns over to bgy on stdby plse