Cablegate: Nigeria: Central Bank Will Act On Ninth List

This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS ABUJA 000678

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR S/CT, EB/ESC/ESP, AF/W

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KCOR PTER NI
SUBJECT: NIGERIA: CENTRAL BANK WILL ACT ON NINTH LIST

REF: STATE 36362

EconOff delivered reftel information February 27 to Central
Bank Deputy Governor Ernest Ebi, who is responsible for
International Operations. Ebi responded March 1 that the CBN
would add the list of names per reftel to its terrorist watch
list, which is sent to all domestic banking institutions.
Banks are required to report to the CBN if accounts
associated with persons on the watch list are identified. To
date, no banks have identified accounts held by names on the
list.
Jeter

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