The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged Non-profit Organisations (NPOs) in the Northeast to avoid being used as conduits for terrorism financing.
It appealed to them to work with the commission to tackle terrorism financing and money laundering in the region.
The NPOs have been engaged in various humanitarian causes following the devastation caused by years of insurgency and terrorism in the region.
EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the appeal was made in Maiduguri at a workshop for the NPOs with the theme: “Collaborating to Fight Financing Terrorism.”
Uwujaren said Mr Daniel Isei, Director, Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML), made the appeal while speaking on the report “Risk Assessment of the Non-Profit Organisations Sector in Nigeria”.
He said the document was the outcome of engagements with relevant stakeholders and provides a roadmap on how NPOs can insulate themselves from the vulnerabilities in the sector.
“We are aware that some NPOs are at a higher risk than others because each and every NPO’s area of operation is not the same.
“Therefore, the report is for us to take in, digest, and see how the findings affect each and every one of us,” Isei said.
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