Adebayo Adenrele
…advocates operational Regional Counter-Terrorism Centre
President Bola Tinubu has said that illegal miners are the financiers of terrorism in the country.
Tinubu stated this on Monday while advocating for operational Regional Counter-Terrorism Centre in Africa, at the High Level African Counter-Terrorism Meeting.
He said, “Look at the illegal mining that plagues so many of our nations today. Those who think illegal mining has no connection with financing terrorism are sorely mistaken.
“The international community has both the moral and legal obligation to help in this cause because it is external finance, not African money, that fuels these illegal operations.
“We shall be knocking on this door of the international community to answer this call for justice, peace, and fair play.
“Key to our collective efforts against terrorism is the urgent need for a fully operational Regional Counter-Terrorism Centre”.