Insecurity: Presidency Reveals Sponsors Of Boko Haram, Bandits

• Shehu also underlined the gravity of having religious centers become a haven for criminals.

The Presidency has disclosed the identity of those linked to financing Boko Haram terrorists and bandits in Nigeria.

Speaking on Tuesday when he featured on Channels Television programme, President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, stated that Bureau de Change operators with foreign contacts are funding insurgency and banditry.

Corroborating his claim, Shehu cited the huge sum of money being sent from United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Boko Haram leaders through Bureau de Change operators in Nigeria.

He disclosed that some Nigerians have been apprehended in connection with the financing of Boko Haram, adding that investigation was ongoing to unravel how the terrorists get funds to sustain their activities.

Shehu also underlined the gravity of having religious centers become a haven for criminals.

He said: “It is shocking to any Nigerian that places of worship and farmland are places where killers of policemen and security officials are being harboured.

“The new Service chiefs are working with the IG and heads of intelligence agencies and there is a clear lead.

“A lot of people have been arrested in terms of their financing (of terrorism).

“There are a number of people who are currently under arrest.

“Bureau de Change are facilitating money to terrorists. We have already concluded with the UAE on Nigerians who are transferring money to Boko Haram terrorists and this also happens domestically.

“And I tell you that by the time we conclude this investigation, the shocking details will surprise many Nigerians.”

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