There is controversy around the list of terror financiers purportedly leaked by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and reported on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Daily Trust reports that for nearly fifteen years, the federal government, right from the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, his successor, Muhammadu Buhari, and recently that of Bola Tinubu, have promised to expose terror financiers in the country to unravel the mystery surrounding the menace.
Thousands of people have been killed since 2009 when the Boko Haram crisis erupted; and the orgy of violence escalated with the onset of banditry in the North West and parts of North Central, as well as sundry crimes manifesting in different forms in other parts of the country.
A report by the Punch newspaper on Wednesday said the federal government had uncovered the identity of 15 entities, including nine individuals and six Bureaus De Change allegedly involved in terrorism financing.
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It said details of the development were revealed by the NFIU, in an email sent on Tuesday night, entitled “Designation of Individuals and Entities for March 18, 2024.”
It indicated that the document revealed that the Nigeria Sanctions Committee met on March 18, 2024, where specific individuals and entities were recommended for sanction following their involvement in terrorism financing.
“The Honourable Attorney General of the Federation, with the approval of the President, has thereupon designated the following individuals and entities to be listed on the Nigeria Sanctions List,” the document read in part.
Read more: https://dailytrust.com/controversy-trails-leaked-list-of-terrorists-financiers/
