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The International Criminal Police Organisation, or Interpol, has detained at least 11 alleged “high-level members of several terrorist groups” in Nigeria.
Under the code name “Operation Catalyst,” they were among the 83 individuals who were captured in six African nations.
Nigeria, Angola, Cameroon, Kenya, Namibia, and South Sudan are among the nations where arrests have been made.
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The two-month operation, according to a statement from Interpol, focused on “terrorism financing and the illegal activity supporting it.”
More than 15,000 businesses and persons of interest were investigated, it stated.
The raid seized more than $600,000 and found $260 million in cash and virtual currency.
Part of the announcement stated, “Of the 83 arrests, 21 were for crimes related to terrorism, 28 were for financial fraud and money laundering, 16 were linked to scams that were made possible by cyberspace, and another 18 were related to the illegal use of virtual assets.”