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Nigeria: discovery of hundreds of suspected terrorist financiers

Nigeria: discovery of hundreds of suspected terrorist financiers

Nigerian government has uncovered more than 120 companies and 96 individuals linked to the financing of terrorism, the information minister has said. Minister Lai Mohammed, said 45 people suspected of funding terrorism had been arrested and would soon be prosecuted. He said Nigeria’s financial crimes agency recovered at least $750m …

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Nigeria: fake general arrested for forgery of President Buhari’s signature

Nigeria: fake general arrested for forgery of President Buhari's signature

A fake army general has been arrested after allegedly forging the signature of the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to commit fraud. Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said Bolarinwa Oluwasegun, who was posing as an army general, defrauded Kodef Clearing Resources of over $650,000 (£475,000). EFCC said the suspect …

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