By Muhammad Mamman
Nigeria’s financial intelligence and anti-graft agencies have launched a joint investigation into individuals and organisations suspected of financing activities linked to an alleged coup plot.
The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) confirmed that they have begun tracking suspicious financial transactions believed to be connected to attempts to destabilise the country’s democratic order.
According to senior security sources, the operation is focusing on tracing large and unusual money transfers, foreign funding routes, and the involvement of politically exposed persons or business figures with links to the alleged plot. The investigation, which is still in its early stages, will scrutinise both local and international financial networks that may have been exploited to channel funds.
Officials at the NFIU said the agency is working closely with the EFCC and other security services to analyse intelligence reports and financial data in real time. “We are following the money,” one source said. “Every transaction that looks suspicious will be examined, no matter how highly placed those involved may be.”
The EFCC, for its part, has reportedly deployed forensic accountants and cyber investigators to track digital trails and offshore transactions. It warned that any individual or organisation found complicit in financing subversive activities would face prosecution under Nigeria’s anti-terrorism and financial crimes laws.
Analysts view the joint operation as a signal of heightened vigilance by the Nigerian government amid growing security concerns and political tension. Authorities have assured the public that the investigation is aimed at safeguarding national stability and reinforcing the integrity of Nigeria’s democratic institutions.
