SEC orders operators to freeze ISIS-linked accounts

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SEC orders operators to freeze ISIS-linked accounts

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The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission has ordered the immediate freezing of funds and assets linked to a Nigerian citizen and three companies sanctioned by the United States Government for allegedly facilitating financial transactions connected to the Islamic State. The action affects Nigeria's capital markets and involves security-related financial measures.

By Peter Egwuatu & Chukwunonso Okolo The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has directed operators in Nigeria’s capital market to immediately identify and freeze funds, assets and other economic resources linked to a Nigerian citizen and three Nigerian companies sanctioned by the United States Government for allegedly facilitating financial transactions connected to the Islamic State of Iraq […] The post SEC orders operators to freeze ISIS-linked accounts appeared first on Vanguard News.

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