NFIU Writes Banks, Seeks Account Details Of ALL Judges, N’assembly Members

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has requested
banks to forward the account details of all legislative and
judiciary officials in the country.

In a
letter dated September 10, 2019, a copy of which was
sighted^[1] by
Nairalaw the NFIU said the information being sought include
account names and numbers of the officials.

The reason for the request was not given in the letter signed by
Fehintola Salisu, NFIU associate director of analysis and
compliance. It was addressed to the chief compliance officers of
banks.

SEARCHLIGHT ON JUDICIARY, LEGISLATURE… EXECUTIVE NOT
MENTIONED

The agency also sought the account details of the national
assembly and the National Judicial Council (NJC).

Although it listed judges and national assembly members as well,
there was no mention of any member of the executive arm of
government.

The letter read: “Request for information on: All accounts of:
the National Assembly, National Judicial Council (NJC), all the
members of the National Assembly, principal officers (management)
of the National Assembly Service Commission, (and) of principal
officers of the judiciary.

“Kindly provide the NFIU with a schedule (account names and
account numbers) of the National Assembly, members of the National
Assembly and principal officers of the National Assembly Service
Commission, as well as all accounts of National Judicial Service
Commission and their principal officers including judges and other
relevant politically exposed persons.”

The agency led by Hamman Tukur (pictured) directed the banks to
forward the information on or before Friday, September 13,
2019.

The agency’s operations came into full force last year when
President Muhammadu Buhari signed a bill that made it autonomous
and independent from the the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC).

The new law empowers the agency to among other things, “receive
currency transaction reports, suspicious transactions reports,
currency declaration reports and other information relating to
money laundering and extremists financing activities from financial
institutions.”

The NFIU had recently vowed to make public assets of all public
officials and senior political office holders.

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I’ve killed 10 People, rustled 100,000 cows,
Abuja-Kaduna kidnapper confesses

A notorious kidnapper, who specializes in abducting innocent
travellers along the dangerous Abuja-Kaduna Expressway, Bello Audu,
has confessed to have so far killed about 10 people since he began
his illicit kidnapping business, last year.

He also disclosed that he and other bandits have rustled about
100,000 cattle in various communities since he relocated to Niger
State from Kajuru, a popular town in Kaduna State.

Audu, 42, made the revelations while been quizzed by a detective
of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT).

In the video footage exclusively obtained by PRNigeria^[1], the 42-year old
criminal said he and others, have participated in about 50
kidnapping operations, using AK-47 riffle, among other dangerous
ammunition.

Audu, who added that they collected N3 million each for six of
their abducted victims, said: “We once collected N10, N16, N17, N19
and N20 million, among other amounts for other victims too.”

He further disclosed that their ammunition supplier sells an
AK-47 riffle to them for either N600,000, or N650,000, and
sometimes even N700,000.

“I don’t buy magazines in pieces. I usually order for a
container of magazines, which contains about 900 rounds. And a
round of magazine is sold to us for just N1000,” he said.

The middle-aged kidnapper, who said he has two wives and five
children, noted that he always resort to killing some of his
victims if their relatives refuse to cooperate and quickly pay
ransom for them.

“I may be forced to just eliminate or shot persons I kidnapped
if their relatives speak to me rudely while negotiating for their
ransom,” he said.

The notorious bandit, while revealing that his fellow kidnappers
have several hideouts in Rijana community, along Abuja-Kaduna
highway, said he regretted adopting kidnapping as a source of
livelihood.

Audu, promised to cooperate with the Police to mop up his
weapons, and also fish out other kidnappers and bandits in the two
affected States.

By PRNigeria^[2]