Imagine the level of planning, recruitment, coordination, control, and unbelievable nerve required to pull off a conspiracy of that magnitude.
It is precisely the level of planning that is going into his school, he says, which instills his confidence.
"What's really alarming is the level of planning and organization that has gone into it," said Dr. Jibrin Ibrahim, director of the Center for Democracy and Development, an Abuja research organization.
Details of the attack – AK-47 Kalashnikov assault rifles, Police Swat-style uniforms and the presence of a gunman dressed as a woman – also indicate the level of planning involved in the attempt to wipe out Kinahan's "top boys".
The level of planning and coördination indicated that the bombers had a new degree of sophistication, as well as a willingness to raise the stakes in terms of innocent lives.
My experience of Teresa, as overly eager to please other people, especially men, is consistent with Dr Philip Costanzo's assessment (PDF) as someone mentally incapable of the level of planning necessary to carry out such a crime.
Heirs of that same person, with a $3.5 million estate, would have paid nothing in 2009 but could pay as much as $1.375 million in 2011, depending on the level of planning.
Until the forensic results are released, it is impossible to speculate on the level of planning which went into the attack.
Beyond the level of planning involved, it is the objectives of this crime that are especially chilling.
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