• Deepens partnership with Abuja
•NSA: violent extremism, other crimes threaten regional stability
Chiemelie Ezeobi in Lagos, Michael Olugbode, Linus Aleke in Abuja and Francis Sardauna in Katsina
United States has imposed terrorism-related sanctions on three Nigerian bureaux de change and their alleged owner over accusations of financing the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).
The move once again placed Nigeria’s financial system under international scrutiny and highlighted growing cooperation between Washington and Abuja to dismantle terrorist networks operating in the Lake Chad region.
