Jonathan Nwokpor
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)’s funding sources have been made public in documents released by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).
Along with these discoveries, the NFIU has also located 27 IPOB cells in 22 different nations, including the US, the UK, and Northern Ireland.
According to the NFIU, the US and the UK have the greatest number of these IPOB cells per nation, with seven and six IPOB cells active in each of these two regions, respectively.
Details of the development were made public in a newsletter that exposed how IPOB, bandits, and other terror organizations were funding their operations in Nigeria through international crowdsourcing and sports betting sites.
Recall that the Federal Government declared IPOB a terrorist organization in 2017 and proscribed the self-determination group.
The government is presently trying IPOB’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu, for terrorism-related offences.
In the document titled “Counter Terrorism Financial Newsletter,” the NFIU connected 54 people worldwide to the operation of IPOB.
“The NFIU confirmed that the diaspora affiliates of the IPOB group have spread over 22 countries across the globe. Further analysis exposed 27 entities across the globe registered in the name of the group, the US and the UK had the highest number of registrations, having seven and six registered entities, respectively,” the document stated.
“The analysis further indicates that the group has several bank accounts in different countries where funds are being received from various contributors with the narrations ‘Monthly Dues, Services and for ESN’, among others, then later disbursed for various operations.
“It was confirmed that one of the major sources of revenue for the group is crowdfunding by several individuals abroad, mostly Nigerians.
“It was observed that over $160,000 was disbursed to Transmission, Media, and Broadcasting companies in Bulgaria, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.
“The analysis profiled the leader of the group, his addresses, and mobile numbers abroad with other 53 individuals associated with the dissident group. The report was forwarded to Law Enforcement for further investigation,” it added.
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You guys are sick. IPOB is not a terrorist organisation. No court has pronounced IPOB as a terrorist organisation stop spreading lies.
On all this your gossip I didn’t see anything exposed about IPOB funding all I see is that u guys are looking for information which un no go get. Gossipers.