SANS Apologizes For Rejecting Nigerian And Listing Nigeria As Sponsor Of Terrorism

A member of SANS Technology Institute, based in the United States of America, SANS Edu. has tendered apologies for rejecting a Nigerian student seeking admission into the institute and listing Nigeria as a “state sponsor of terrorism.”

It would be recalled that SANS Edu. had refused a Nigerian seeking admission into their institute on grounds that he was from Nigeria and that te United States Department of State had listed Nigeria as a sponsor of terrorism.

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The institute offered the apology after they were called out by an ICIR reporter on Twitter demanding that they retract their statement following a Fact Check in June that proved that Nigeria was never listed by the US as sponsoring terrorism.

Here's what SANS Edu. tweeted;

“We sincerely apologize for the offense caused by the miscommunication to this applicant, which does not reflect our beliefs. We’ve been in direct contact with the student and are reviewing our processes to ensure this doesn’t happen again.”

According to the US Department of State, state sponsors of terrorism are countries that have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. Inclusion on the list imposes strict unilateral sanctions.

But SANS Edu. in the response sent to the applicant included a link, which only showed four countries on the list: Syria (designated in 1979), Sudan (designated in 1993), Iran (designated in 1984), and North Korea (designated in 2017).”

Cuba was enlisted in 1982 and later removed in 2015; Iraq was added in 1979 and removed in 2004; Libya was added in 1979 and was removed in 2006; finally, former South Yemen was likewise part of the list in 1979 and dropped in 1990.