CHECK-MATING THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM IN INDIA AND NIGERIA: A COMPARATIVE APPRAISAL
CHECK-MATING THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM IN INDIA AND NIGERIA: A COMPARATIVE APPRAISAL Hyginus Uchenna Okoronkwo* [1] Abstract In many respects, India and Nigeria are more of one than two sides of a coin. The vestiges of colonialism have bequeathed the two-sister countries with similar legal system and some social issues alike. Today, both are faced with the menace of terrorism and are jointly and severally combating its sources of finance etc. What are the remote and immediate causes of terrorism financing in India and Nigeria? How come the domestic terrorists operating in India and Nigeria have, respectively, continued to attract local and international sympathizing financiers? How far have both countries fared in their efforts to permanently block and dry-up the in-flow of funds for terrorism funding? Where are they getting it wrong and are there lessons both countries need to draw from each other in their respective efforts to check-mate the financing of terrorism. ...