Nigeria claims to have found over 120 companies and 96 individuals tied to terrorism financing.
Lai Mohammed, the information minister, said 45 persons suspected of funding terrorism had been apprehended and would be tried soon.
Nigeria’s financial crimes department, he claimed, has recovered at least $750 million (£550 million) in local and foreign currencies tied to corruption.
The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission strengthened authorities’ ability to check financial ties to suspected Islamist organizations last month.
President Muhammadu Buhari, who is currently in his second term, ran on a platform of fighting corruption and reclaiming billions of dollars stolen from Nigeria.
BBC
