A Religious Sect Was Caught Laundering Money For Terrorists -- EFCC Chairman, Olukoyede

 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that a religious sect in Nigeria laundering money for terrorists has been uncovered by the agency.

The EFCC Chairman also revealed that another religious body was found protecting a money launderer after some money suspected to have been laundered was traced to the organisation’s bank account.

Ola Olukoyede made this known on Wednesday at the Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, during a one-day dialogue on “Youth, Religion, and the Fight against Corruption.”

Olukoyede revealed that religious organisations, institutions, sects, and bodies, have been found culpable of money laundering.

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“A religious sect in this country had been found to be laundering money for terrorists", he said.

He had earlier noted:

"We were able to trace some laundered money to a religious organisation, and when we apporached the religious organisation about it and we were carrying out our investigation, we got a restraining order stopping us from carrying out our investigation.”