The Federal Government on Thursday disclosed that 123 companies and 33 bureau de change service providers have been linked to terrorism financing in the country.
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed disclosed this during a press conference on the administration’s fight against corruption in Abuja. He said the suspects were uncovered by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).
Mr Mohammed noted that the NFIU “in 2020-2021, revealed 96 financiers of terrorism in Nigeria, 424 associates/supporters of the financiers, involvement of about 123 companies and 33 bureaux de change, in addition to identifying 26 suspected bandits/kidnappers and 7 co-conspirators”.
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