terrorism financing
28 Jan
The police on Monday said it arrested 1,088 suspects, secured 152 convictions, and recovered a total of $11,450,000 and ₦142,261,254,228.80 in its fight against terrorism financing and money laundering. According to Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, this is part of efforts to get Nigeria off the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list.…
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As member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) strive to combat terrorism, especially through the blockage of illegal flows of funds, the Intergovernmental Action Group Against Money Laundering (GIABA) has scored Nigeria low, stressing that its performance in this regard was not encouraging. The Director-General of the ECOWAS body, Mr. Edwin…
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