The new Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Intelligence Unit (NFIU), Hajiya Hafsat Bakari led a Delegation from her Office on a courtesy visit to the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) on Tuesday 19 March, 2024. The visit was in recognition of the pivotal role the NCTC plays in ensuring the attainment of the mandate of NFIU and to strengthen the existing relationship between the two organisations.
Financing of terrorism has been identified as a high risk in the nation’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/ Combating Financing of Terrorism (CFT) risk assessment and indeed the need for greater concerted effort to combat terrorism financing as envisioned in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Action Plan which Nigeria is expected to implement before May 2025.
In particular, the FATF also has identified a need for greater collaborative efforts and overall coordination of counter-terrorism financing operations which are also within the mandate of the NCTC.
