Abubakar Sani Bello
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has said that blocking financial access, hard drugs and firearms to bandits and criminals will curtail their heinous activities.
Sani Bello stated this on Tuesday at the 1st Summit of the Forum of the Financial Intelligence Units of GIABA Member States (FFIU-GMS) held at the Aso Villa Banquet Hall, Abuja.
He decried the activities of criminal elements, saying, they were being supported through money laundering and terrorism financing.
"Niger State being one of the states at the forefront of banditry and other criminal activities have seen it all", he said.
The Governor added that there has been the movement of funds to purchase arms as well as related activities in money laundering.
"The easiest way to curtail or cut down these activities is by blocking the finances of these criminals", he said.
He added that the availability of drugs and funds was supporting the bandits and other criminals to be terrorizing people.
"I am sure you are aware that terrorism and banditry activities are related to money laundering.
"First of all, there is the need to track the movement of funds to stop the purchase of firearms and drugs.
"From my experience, one thing I noticed is that drugs play a major role in this insecurity because most of the insurgents are mostly intoxicated with hard drugs", the Governor explained.
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