T0P STORY: FG Releases Full List Of Financiers Of Terrorism In Nigeria| CLICK LINK TO SEE NAMES
As banditry and terrorism acts continue to strive in Nigeria, the Federal government has named 15 individuals and companies as top financiers.
The list released by the Federal Government include Tukur Mamu, a close ally of popular controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi.
Recall that the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), had earlier identified nine individuals and six bureau De change operators as those financing terrorism in the country.
The NFIU in it’s report titled; ‘Identification of Persons and Organizations as of March 18, 2024’, said the Nigeria Sanctions Committee convened on March 18, 2024, during which certain individuals and entities were identified for sanction due to their ties to terrorism financing.
Subsequently, a post released on X on Monday by former President Muhammadu Buhari’s Media Aide, Bashir Ahmad, read: “The Federal Government has released names and BDCs funding terrorists in Nigeria. We hope that those individuals will face the necessary legal consequences for their actions.
1. Tukur Mamu
2. Yusuf Ghazali
3. Muhammad Sani
4. Abubakar Muhammad
5. Sallamudeen Hassan
6. Adamu Ishak
7. Hassana-Oyiza Isah
8. Abdulkareem Musa
9. Umar Abdullahi
The six BDCs and firms are:
10. West and East Africa General Trading Company Limited
11. Settings Bureau De Change Ltd
12. G. Side General Enterprises
13. Desert Exchange Ventures Limited
14. Eagle Square General Trading Company Limited
15. Alfa Exchange BDC.
