SEC Blacklists 9 Financiers Over Terror Ties

SEC Blacklists 9 Financiers Over Terror Ties

Nigeria’s capital market regulator has ordered securities brokers to freeze the assets of six individuals and three currency exchange firms tied to terrorism financing. The Securities and Exchange Commission acted on binding directives from the Nigeria Sanctions Committee under anti-terror legislation. The blacklisted operators allegedly funnelled funds to Islamic State West Africa Province cells across…

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After US Action, FG Orders Asset Freeze On Terror Financiers

  The Federal Government has directed banks and other regulated businesses to freeze the assets of suspected terrorism financiers, throwing Nigeria’s weight behind fresh United States sanctions on a Lagos-based ISIS facilitator and three bureaux de change. The Nigerian Sanctions Committee issued the directive on Tuesday, instructing financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions…

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