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BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja Participants at the 2-day sensitisation workshop on Combating Violent Extremism in Bauchi recently.  The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International in Nigeria (TI-Nigeria) has blamed faulty recruitment process in the public and private sector on systemic infiltration of violent extremists’ activities. This was even as the organisation disclosed that fast-eroding social values and poor orientation at family levels, and growing impact of illicit drug abuse and trafficking provided a breeding ground for terrorism, terrorism financing and violent extremism. Executive Director of CISLAC/TI-Nigeria, Auwal Ibrahim Musa stated this at the end of a 2-day sensitisation workshop for community networks and security agencies on early detection, reporting, prevention and proactive response to violent extremism as well as the utilisation of Early Warning/Early Response Systems (EWER). It was organised by CISLAC/TI-Nigeria and jo...

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) /Transparency International in Nigeria (TI-Nigeria) has revealed that unguarded borders comprising multiple legal and illegal entry points bolstered terrorism financing in the country.  This formed part of the discuss at the end of a 2-day sensitisation workshop for the civil society organisations, community leaders and faith-based organisations on the: "Major Drivers and Enablers of Terrorism Financing and Prevention of Violent Extremism in the North East." It was organised by CISLAC/TI-Nigeria between May 29 to 30 in Gombe State, for civil society organisations, community leaders and faith-based organisations, and financed by Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).  News Rider reports that the former Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor had in 2022 revealed that Nigeria has over 137 out of a...