Nigeria - Gaddafi arrives to celebrate holiday

(9 May 1997) T/I: 11:05:02
Nigeria declared Friday (9/5) a public holiday in its northern city of Kano, to welcome Libyan leader Moammer Gaddafi on a 24-hour visit.
The Libyan leader was accompanied to Nigeria by the President of Niger, Ibrahim Bare Mainassara.
During his visit Gaddafi continued the fierce attacks on western powers he had made on Thursday (8/5) while in Niger.
SHOWS:
KANO, NIGERIA 09 MAY, 1997
MS Colonel Moammer Gaddafi enters and PANS walks along line of chanting Moslems;
MS Gaddafi greets the President of Niger, Ibrahim Bare Mainassara (in blue);
MS Gaddafi and Mainassara pose for photos;
VS (tracking from lead car) motorcade driving through Kano to meeting;
INT Gaddafi and Mainassara sitting at meeting;
WS EXT minarets of Kano mosque, zooms out to show crowds of people in front;
VS Gaddafi's limo arrives at mosque;
WS crowds;
MS Gaddafi, Mainassara, and Nigerian officials sitting on mat;
WS crowds of faithful;
SOT, Moammer Gaddafi, Libyan leader (Arabic), saying that what is taking place in Algeria is not Islamic extremism or Islamic violence, but something that is the enemy of Islam, and a rebellion against Islam;
VS moslems listening to Gaddafi speak.
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