The Federal Government has linked 123 companies and 33 bureaux de change to the sponsorship of Boko Haram and ISWAP.
Also, 96 financiers of terrorism have been uncovered in Nigeria.
Forty-five of the 96 terrorists’ sponsors have been arrested and would soon be charged to court.
In addition, 424 associates/supporters of the terrorism financiers are under surveillance of security agencies.
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja.
His words: “For its part, the analysis by the the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (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 seven co-conspirators.
“The analysis has resulted in the arrest of 45 suspects who will soon face prosecution and seizure of assets.”
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