I suspect the Finnish national played with this girls sonthin sonthin and promised her the car when things were ascending "mede me kookoo fuo nyinaa b3 maw'. Now his eyes are opened so he thinks his car has been stolen. Muhah ... read full comment
I suspect the Finnish national played with this girls sonthin sonthin and promised her the car when things were ascending "mede me kookoo fuo nyinaa b3 maw'. Now his eyes are opened so he thinks his car has been stolen. Muhahahaha, let's see how things develops.
WISE-TALK, UK 10 years ago
anorther thieve!!kill that fucking thieve b4 anorther man fall victim,she deserve to die by hanging.
anorther thieve!!kill that fucking thieve b4 anorther man fall victim,she deserve to die by hanging.
CONTEMNOR 10 years ago
NEMESIS WE ALL KNOW YOU ARE HIDING BEHIND THE NAME "WISE-TALK,UK".
'After I struck the neck, I used another of the knives I had sharpened to try and remove the head': 'Killer' of Lee Rigby describes moment soldier died as he ... read full comment
NEMESIS WE ALL KNOW YOU ARE HIDING BEHIND THE NAME "WISE-TALK,UK".
'After I struck the neck, I used another of the knives I had sharpened to try and remove the head': 'Killer' of Lee Rigby describes moment soldier died as he takes to the witness stand just feet away from grieving family
Drummer Rigby was knocked down and 'almost decapitated' in Woolwich
Suspect Michael Adebolajo, 28, gave evidence for the first time at Old Bailey
'Al Qaeda, I love them, they're my brothers', he told the jury
Married Muslim convert, a father of six, said he wanted to become a martyr
The Woolwich attack came just four days after the birth of his youngest child
He and Michael Adebowale deny Lee Rigby's murder and conspiracy to murder a police officer
When asked what his defence to the charge of murder is, Adebolajo said: 'I'm a soldier of Allah'
If he is found guilty: 'I believe I should be ransomed to my mujahid brothers. Or I should be set free, or I should be killed,' he said
By Martin Robinson
PUBLISHED: 12:44, 9 December 2013 | UPDATED: 20:08, 9 December 2013
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Woolwich 'murderer' Michael Adebolajo today admitted killing Lee Rigby in a 'military attack' and described his attempts to decapitate him at the Old Bailey today.
The 28-year-old's account of knocking down the Fusilier and trying to cut off his head led to Drummer Rigby's widow running from the court.
He and Michael Adebowale, 22, are accused of murdering Fusilier Rigby by running him down with a car and then hacking him to death with a meat cleaver and knives near Woolwich Barracks in south east London on May 22.
He told the court: 'After I struck the neck, I used another of the knives I had sharpened to try and remove the head but I was unsuccessful in this attempt.'
Woolwich trial: Michael Adebolajo was in the dock today where he said he loved Al Qaeda and described his attempts to decapitate Drummer Rigby
Woolwich trial: Michael Adebolajo was in the dock today where he said he loved Al Qaeda and described his attempts to decapitate Drummer Rigby
Family: The mother of Lee Rigby, Lyn Rigby (centre) at the Old Bailey today with Lee Rigby's step-father Ian and his fiancée Aimee West
Family: The mother of Lee Rigby, Lyn Rigby (centre) at the Old Bailey today with Lee Rigby's step-father Ian and his fiancée Aimee West
In cross-examination, prosecutor Richard Whittam QC earlier asked Adebolajo: 'You and your co-defendant, acting together, killed Lee Rigby, didn't you?'
He replied: 'Yes.'
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The barrister asked: 'That's because together you had agreed to kill someone. Do you agree?'
Again, Adebolajo replied: 'Yes.'
Bereft: The soldier's estranged wife, Rebecca Rigby, pictured today, who left the court sobbing today as Adebolajo described his death
Bereft: The soldier's estranged wife, Rebecca Rigby, pictured today, who left the court sobbing today as Adebolajo described his death
He went on: 'We planned a military attack which obviously involved, sadly - it's not something enjoyable, something fantastic - the death of a soldier. It's a military attack.'
When asked whether the killing was political, he told the jury: 'Jihad by its very nature is political.'
Adebolajo described the killing of Fusilier Rigby as a 'military operation'.
He said: 'No Muslim hopes to have to kill anybody, that's the first thing to make clear.
'Just as a general plans attacks knowing full well that when he plans this attack people will die, this is what happens in war, so when we target a soldier this is a similar thing.
'It's not a casual joke. It's a military operation. This is how we see it.
'To fight Jihad for the sake of Allah, it's not something that is to be taken lightly, fun or something like this.
'Those responsible for sending British troops to kill Muslims, it just so happens, those people who have influence and control over the military are the Government, yes.'
Asked if the attack was designed to intimidate the public, Adebolajo said: 'The truth is this, the Government and the British public have become aware of Jihad over the past years, a lot of people know the only reason it is occuring is because of foreign policy.'
Adebolajo denied that he threw Fusilier Rigby's body into the path of an incoming vehicle.
He told the jury he wanted to deter 'have-a-go heroes' from approaching him.
He refused to answer questions about how long he and Adebowale had allegedly spent planning the attack.
Adeboloja said he should be ransomed back to other jihadi fighters, set free or killed if he is found guilty
Adeboloja said he should be ransomed back to other jihadi fighters, set free or killed if he is found guilty
When asked when he had tried, unsuccessfully, to buy bullets for the gun, he said: 'I will not be specific, but it was a long time before the incident.'
Adebolajo told the jury that he had not planned to run down Fusilier Rigby with his car.
'As for the colliding with the soldier, that was not something that was pre-meditated. It just so happened that Allah caused him to cross in front of my car.'
He admitted that he was 'not 100% sure' that Fusilier Rigby was a soldier at the time of the attack.
Fusilier Rigby's widow Rebecca left the courtroom in tears as Adebolajo claimed the soldier was moving after he was hit by the car.
Enlarge Victim: The alleged killers of Lee Rigby cut his throat because it was 'humane', a court has heard
Victim: The alleged killers of Lee Rigby cut his throat because it was 'humane', a court has heard
He told the jury the 25-year-old had moved, and was 'maybe semi-conscious, but he did not sit up or stand up'.
Adebolajo admitted striking Fusilier Rigby's neck but denied hitting his head.
He said the soldier had already been killed by the time Adebowale left the smashed car and arrived at his side.
Addressing Adebowale in the dock briefly, he added: 'He (Adebowale) struck him twice with his knife - and forgive me for speaking my brother - but I prevented him doing anymore because I said he was already dead.'
Adebolajo said he handed a letter to an eyewitness to make it clear that the events happened 'for one reason and one reason only - that's foreign policy'.
He said: 'The life of this one soldier might save the lives of many, many people, not just from Muslim lands but from this country.'
Adebolajo said he asked people at the scene at Woolwich Barracks to film him to 'make it clear to everybody why the soldier lost his life' and 'how this can be avoided in the future'.
Asked why he ran at the police when they arrived, he said: 'I was almost certain that I would be shot to death.'
Adebolajo said he had 'nothing but admiration' for the firearms officers who applied first aid after he was shot.
Turning to his hospital treatment, he said: 'I believe this country, from what I experienced, we have the best nurses on the planet.'
'They show so much kindness to me while I was handcuffed to my bed,' he said. 'In Islam we respect this, but we don't respect oppressors.'
Adebolajo told the court a number of times: 'I am a soldier.'
He also said he was shocked at how long it took for Fusilier Rigby's body to be buried.
'It shocked me to the core. I thought surely he would be buried by now, because obviously he's a soldier like myself, and in Islam we bury our deceased immediately.'
The 28-year-old told the jury that he has no complaint against the police marksman who shot him in the wake of the killing.
'When I read the statements of the armed officers, I thought maybe they thought I was going to be a jobsworth, trying to claim some type of compensation because my humerus was shattered etc etc.
'It was a man who shot me, the female she Tasered me. I have no grievance with them, they are not the ones who are killing Muslims. They are just doing their duty.'
'My religion is everything... Al Qaeda are my brothers': Lee Rigby's 'killer' speaks of how he converted to Islam at university following strict Christian upbringing
One of the men accused of murdering soldier Lee Rigby loves Al Qaeda and says members of the terrorist group are 'his brothers', the Old Bailey heard today.
Michael Adebolajo, 28, told the jury his 'religion is everything' and admitted he hoped to be accepted into Paradise as a martyr for Adebolajo today denied murder on the grounds he is a 'soldier of Allah', with the soldier's relatives sat feet away.
Asked who Al Qaeda were by his counsel, David Gottlieb, Adebolajo replied: 'Al Qaeda, I consider to be Mujahideen.
Evidence: Woolwich suspect Michael Adebolajo, who was surrounded in the dock by guards, today said he killed Lee Rigby because he is 'at war'
Evidence: Woolwich suspect Michael Adebolajo, who was surrounded in the dock by guards, today said he killed Lee Rigby because he is 'at war'
'I love them, they're my brothers. I have never met them. I consider them my brothers in Islam.'
He added: 'Mujahideen are the army of Allah.'
He went on: 'My religion is everything.
'When I came to Islam I realised that... real success is not just what you can acquire, but really is if you make it to paradise, because then you can relax.'
Adebolajo said he converted to Islam in his first year at Greenwich University.
When asked about his attitude to people in authority, he said: 'Generally speaking, I don't get along with them, generally. In most instances I don't get along with authority, except for my mother and my father.'
As ground rules were set out for his giving evidence, including not speaking over the judge, he said: 'I don't believe in the law.'
When asked what his defence to the charge of murder is, Adebolajo said: 'I'm a soldier. I'm a soldier of Allah and I understand that some people might not recognise this because we do not wear fatigues and we do not go to the Brecon Beacons and train and this sort of thing. But we are still soldiers in the sight of Allah as a mujahid.
Last seen: Drummer Rigby was seen here getting off a DLR train at Woolwich Arsenal Station, just before he died on May 22
Last seen: Drummer Rigby was seen here getting off a DLR train at Woolwich Arsenal Station, just before he was hacked to death on May 22
'This is all that matters, if Allah considers me a soldier, then I am a soldier.'
He said he should be ransomed back to other jihadi fighters, set free or killed if he is found guilty.
'As an enemy soldier, I believe I should be ransomed to my mujahid brothers.
'Or I should be set free, or I should be killed.'
Adebolajo said he does not regret what happened to Fusilier Rigby.
He said: 'I will never regret obeying the command of Allah. That is all I can say. I'm a mujahid, I'm a soldier, I'm doing what Allah commands me to do. I can't do anything else.'
Shocking: This is the Vauxhall Tigra that was used during the killing of Fusilier Lee Rigby which was shown in court during the trial of Michael Adebolajo, 28, and Michael Adebowale, 22
Shocking: This is the Vauxhall Tigra that was used during the killing of Fusilier Lee Rigby which was shown in court during the trial of Michael Adebolajo, 28, and Michael Adebowale, 22
Evidence: This giant knife was found on the passenger seat of the vehicle that ploughed into Drummer Rigby at 40mph on May 22
Evidence: This giant knife was found on the passenger seat of the vehicle that ploughed into Drummer Rigby at 40mph on May 22. It was not used in the killing
Gunfire: The armed officers shot Adebowale, right, and Adebolajo, left on the floor, and he said today he had 'nothing but admiration' for them but admitted he believed he would be shot dead
Gunfire: The armed officers shot Adebowale, right, and Adebolajo, left on the floor, and he said today he had 'nothing but admiration' for them but admitted he believed he would be shot dead
Adebolajo became a father for the sixth time four days before he carried out Woolwich murder, court told
Testimony: Giving evidence for the first time Michael Adebolajo said he loved Al Qaeda and said its members were his 'brothers'
Testimony: Giving evidence for the first time Michael Adebolajo said he loved Al Qaeda and said its members were his 'brothers'
Father-of-six Michael Adebolajo's youngest child was just four days old when he killed Lee Rigby, the Old Bailey heard today.
Married Adebolajo told the jury that having a wife and children was not an excuse not to fight.
He said 'Allah might throw me in the hellfire' if he 'did not fight for this reason'.
Earlier he described how he was brought up as a Christian who became a 'soldier of Allah'.
He admitted today to killing the Fusilier but denies murder, he told the jury.
He told the jury of eight women and four men: 'My parents used to take us to church every Sunday. The memory that sticks in my mind... is probably every New Year's Eve in the evening around 11 o'clock we would gather around in candlelight and read passages from the Bible.'
Adebolajo told the court that he took the name Mujahid, meaning fighter, in 2002 or 2003.
'Growing up I never did think of killing a man. This is not the type of thing that the average child thinks of and I was no different.
'When a soldier joins the Army he perhaps has in his head an understanding that he will kill a man at some stage. When I became a mujahid I was aware that perhaps I might end up killing a soldier.'
In 2010 he tried to travel to Somalia but was captured in Kenya and brought back to the UK.
Adebolajo said: 'There's a lot more to the story but I won't mention that.'
He said that, growing up in Romford, the 'vast majority' of his friends were white British, and one, Kirk Redpath, joined the Army and was later killed in Iraq by an IED.
Adebolajo said: 'I hold Tony Blair responsible for his death.'
He told the jury that he and Adebowale prayed to Allah that they would attack a soldier and not a civilian.
'To be 100 per cent, I don't believe there's a way to know 100 per cent that was a soldier, however there were some steps that we took.
'For example before we started out on that day and the night previous to that I started worshipping Allah and begging him that ... we strike a soldier and a soldier only.'
Planning: Adebolajo said today that before he killed Lee Rigby he 'started worshipping Allah and begging him that we strike a soldier and a soldier only'
Planning: Adebolajo said today that before he killed Lee Rigby he 'started worshipping Allah and begging him that we strike a soldier and a soldier only'
Adebolajo earlier told the jury that he used to attend demonstrations 'in the hope it might make a difference'.
He added: 'I was somewhat naive.'
Adebolajo told the court that at one demonstration he was arrested and sent to prison.
He said that in his cell he realised the demonstrations were 'impotent rage'.
'In reality, no demonstration will make a difference,' he added.
Life: Adebolajo, 28, pictured in a police interview, said today he was brought up as a Christian but converted to Islam when a student at Greenwich University
Background: Adebolajo, 28, pictured in a police interview, said today he was brought up as a Christian but became a Muslim when a student at Greenwich UniversitY
ROMANO 10 years ago
NAWAAA OH,SENIOR ALATA THIEF MAN DEY CALL GHANA WOMAN A THIEF.SOMETIMES U CALL UR SELF WISE-TALK,NEMESIS,UK,NEMESIS ARROW,NEMESIS ROCKET ETC.YOU DON'T NEED TO HIDE.ABI NA WHICH ONE U DEY.MY NAME IS MARIO FIIFI ROMANO. NOW WHA ... read full comment
NAWAAA OH,SENIOR ALATA THIEF MAN DEY CALL GHANA WOMAN A THIEF.SOMETIMES U CALL UR SELF WISE-TALK,NEMESIS,UK,NEMESIS ARROW,NEMESIS ROCKET ETC.YOU DON'T NEED TO HIDE.ABI NA WHICH ONE U DEY.MY NAME IS MARIO FIIFI ROMANO. NOW WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
OGOGLO QUARTER 10 years ago
MUGU YARO AT WORK
:BANZA-MUTU..ALLAH....
MUGU YARO AT WORK
:BANZA-MUTU..ALLAH....
ROMANO 10 years ago
SI MASTICARE ERBA O DI MANGIARE CIBO ?
SI MASTICARE ERBA O DI MANGIARE CIBO ?
MY FUCKING PISTOL NEVER JAM 10 years ago
THE MOST EVIL THINKING .
THE MOST EVIL THINKING .
wise 10 years ago
you are stupid. this fucking finn is tell lies he promised her because he think he can cheat on her. stupid judge go and arrest your wife.
you are stupid. this fucking finn is tell lies he promised her because he think he can cheat on her. stupid judge go and arrest your wife.
John Morgan 10 years ago
Bottom Power!!! one pussy wey man go chop so so wahala. Beautiful girls and women in Ghana are truly making good use of themselves.
Bottom Power!!! one pussy wey man go chop so so wahala. Beautiful girls and women in Ghana are truly making good use of themselves.
MY FUCKING PISTOL NEVER JAM 10 years ago
IT'S SEEMS THEY WERE DATING FOR SURE AND SISTER EYE JUST WISE UP EARLY BEFORE IT WOULD BE TOO LATE . FINNISH NATIONAL IS A USER /
IT'S SEEMS THEY WERE DATING FOR SURE AND SISTER EYE JUST WISE UP EARLY BEFORE IT WOULD BE TOO LATE . FINNISH NATIONAL IS A USER /
Gypsy 10 years ago
The Finnish national is a lady, not a man.
The Finnish national is a lady, not a man.
John 10 years ago
POW@group---the victim/complainant is also a woman
POW@group---the victim/complainant is also a woman
peeeeeeeeee 10 years ago
No.her ex boy
No.her ex boy
Abu,-isam 10 years ago
This is not news worthy. Let's leave the lady alone.
This is not news worthy. Let's leave the lady alone.
THE LONE PROPHET OF JEHOVAH 10 years ago
our women are corrupt likewise their men counterparts
our women are corrupt likewise their men counterparts
KWAKU 10 years ago
IF THE GUY PICKED OUR GIRL WITHOUT PAYING, THEN SHE HAS EVERY RIGHT TO DRIVE THAT CAR HOME. WE WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT THESE WESTERNERS SPITING TO OUR FACE IN OUR OWN COUTRY
IF THE GUY PICKED OUR GIRL WITHOUT PAYING, THEN SHE HAS EVERY RIGHT TO DRIVE THAT CAR HOME. WE WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT THESE WESTERNERS SPITING TO OUR FACE IN OUR OWN COUTRY
John 10 years ago
The victim/complainant is also a woman, apparently.
The victim/complainant is also a woman, apparently.
Concerned Ghanaian 10 years ago
Nope, he's a guy alright.
Nope, he's a guy alright.
Eric 10 years ago
this can't be true
this can't be true
Dizzy Zee 10 years ago
It appears the two were in a relationship. Google their names together and watch the images that pop up.
The case should be thrown out.
You can't come into this country, bonk our pretty girls, and try to shortchange the ... read full comment
It appears the two were in a relationship. Google their names together and watch the images that pop up.
The case should be thrown out.
You can't come into this country, bonk our pretty girls, and try to shortchange them... because you are a foreigner.
KWAME OWUSU 10 years ago
ill give dis girl BMW X5 2009 M0DEL IF THIS STORY IS TRUE.
ill give dis girl BMW X5 2009 M0DEL IF THIS STORY IS TRUE.
Truth-Be-Told 10 years ago
Wonder how much money she really have made off of men too weak for beauty over one woman...to the point they fail to see this is a polygamous world! Too many women and not enough men. Then we too have the weak men...plenty!
Wonder how much money she really have made off of men too weak for beauty over one woman...to the point they fail to see this is a polygamous world! Too many women and not enough men. Then we too have the weak men...plenty!
come again 10 years ago
thats one crazy thing ghanaian girls have to learn hen they try date mentally handicapped and fame seeking finnish guys..she deserves it
thats one crazy thing ghanaian girls have to learn hen they try date mentally handicapped and fame seeking finnish guys..she deserves it
come again 10 years ago
the guy had been saying stupid things about Ghana..in his experiences in Ghana over here in Finland...saying his life is in danger, people ask violently money from him (way before this incidence-2010)....
the guy had been saying stupid things about Ghana..in his experiences in Ghana over here in Finland...saying his life is in danger, people ask violently money from him (way before this incidence-2010)....
peeeeeeeeee 10 years ago
Beauty can be evil and greed.the girl thought she could swindle him.gold digger
Beauty can be evil and greed.the girl thought she could swindle him.gold digger
KL 10 years ago
Some of you ghanaians are so stupid and sometimes disappoint me. No wonder you people always vote NDC. How can a pretty lady steal a car. This is all love gone wrong. The man tried to get some ass and nigga was deceived. You ... read full comment
Some of you ghanaians are so stupid and sometimes disappoint me. No wonder you people always vote NDC. How can a pretty lady steal a car. This is all love gone wrong. The man tried to get some ass and nigga was deceived. You want a superstar, pay the price. What is stealing about this, You Ghanaian villagers.
I suspect the Finnish national played with this girls sonthin sonthin and promised her the car when things were ascending "mede me kookoo fuo nyinaa b3 maw'. Now his eyes are opened so he thinks his car has been stolen. Muhah ...
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anorther thieve!!kill that fucking thieve b4 anorther man fall victim,she deserve to die by hanging.
NEMESIS WE ALL KNOW YOU ARE HIDING BEHIND THE NAME "WISE-TALK,UK".
'After I struck the neck, I used another of the knives I had sharpened to try and remove the head': 'Killer' of Lee Rigby describes moment soldier died as he ...
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NAWAAA OH,SENIOR ALATA THIEF MAN DEY CALL GHANA WOMAN A THIEF.SOMETIMES U CALL UR SELF WISE-TALK,NEMESIS,UK,NEMESIS ARROW,NEMESIS ROCKET ETC.YOU DON'T NEED TO HIDE.ABI NA WHICH ONE U DEY.MY NAME IS MARIO FIIFI ROMANO. NOW WHA ...
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MUGU YARO AT WORK
:BANZA-MUTU..ALLAH....
SI MASTICARE ERBA O DI MANGIARE CIBO ?
THE MOST EVIL THINKING .
you are stupid. this fucking finn is tell lies he promised her because he think he can cheat on her. stupid judge go and arrest your wife.
Bottom Power!!! one pussy wey man go chop so so wahala. Beautiful girls and women in Ghana are truly making good use of themselves.
IT'S SEEMS THEY WERE DATING FOR SURE AND SISTER EYE JUST WISE UP EARLY BEFORE IT WOULD BE TOO LATE . FINNISH NATIONAL IS A USER /
The Finnish national is a lady, not a man.
POW@group---the victim/complainant is also a woman
No.her ex boy
This is not news worthy. Let's leave the lady alone.
our women are corrupt likewise their men counterparts
IF THE GUY PICKED OUR GIRL WITHOUT PAYING, THEN SHE HAS EVERY RIGHT TO DRIVE THAT CAR HOME. WE WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT THESE WESTERNERS SPITING TO OUR FACE IN OUR OWN COUTRY
The victim/complainant is also a woman, apparently.
Nope, he's a guy alright.
this can't be true
It appears the two were in a relationship. Google their names together and watch the images that pop up.
The case should be thrown out.
You can't come into this country, bonk our pretty girls, and try to shortchange the ...
read full comment
ill give dis girl BMW X5 2009 M0DEL IF THIS STORY IS TRUE.
Wonder how much money she really have made off of men too weak for beauty over one woman...to the point they fail to see this is a polygamous world! Too many women and not enough men. Then we too have the weak men...plenty!
thats one crazy thing ghanaian girls have to learn hen they try date mentally handicapped and fame seeking finnish guys..she deserves it
the guy had been saying stupid things about Ghana..in his experiences in Ghana over here in Finland...saying his life is in danger, people ask violently money from him (way before this incidence-2010)....
Beauty can be evil and greed.the girl thought she could swindle him.gold digger
Some of you ghanaians are so stupid and sometimes disappoint me. No wonder you people always vote NDC. How can a pretty lady steal a car. This is all love gone wrong. The man tried to get some ass and nigga was deceived. You ...
read full comment
eiiii,is very bad.