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PREMIUM TIMES will start publishing a three-part series entitled “Merchants of Terror” from Monday, 3 October 2022. The series is an on-the-ground investigation exposing a new financing scheme by Nigerian terrorists.

“Merchants of Terror” is a two-month long investigative work by Ibrahim Adeyemi, PREMIUM TIMES chief investigative reporter.

The report is the result of weeks of travelling across hard-to-reach communities across the northwest, including Zamfara and Sokoto States, to document how bandits force communities to pay millions as “taxes” and how this disempowers and impoverishes the communities.

“It is a mentally draining investigation that almost took my life,” said Mr Adeyemi, who executed the investigative project. “I was only able to achieve this by staying faithful and months-long patience conducting field exercise in the northwest region.”

In one instance, the story details how bandits corner revenues that should ordinarily go into states’ coffers. In another instance, the reporter reveals how the terrorists have taken over ungoverned spaces, commandeering communities in their criminal sovereign enclaves.

“Ibrahim demonstrated rare courage venturing into these troubled areas to get us this important piece of enterprise that opens our eyes to an aspect of terrorism financing in Nigeria,” said Taiwo-Hassan Adebayo, head of Premium Times investigative unit.

“It is such an important and relevant work because for several years the understanding both for the public and the government of how violent non-state actors raise and spend money for their violent crimes is limited

“That’s one reason it has been difficult stopping these actors. With this work, we hope we are producing some necessary help to law enforcement and defence authorities to tackle the bandits and terrorists alike.”

Premium Times is Nigeria’s leading investigative media outlet that has over the years provided rare insights into the country’s protracted insurgency. The groundbreaking investigative work will run on our website from tomorrow morning.

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In one instance, the story details how bandits corner revenues that should ordinarily go into states’ coffers. In another instance, the reporter reveals how the terrorists have taken over ungoverned spaces, commandeering communities in their criminal sovereign enclaves.

This is what the Government, Army, NIA, NFIU, EFCC, ICPC, DSS, NPF, and other agencies of govt can't do because most of the actors are state and non-state terrorists and terrorist sympathizers.

Imagine terrorists bolding administering territories within a so called sovereign nation while the likes of Lai Mohammed, Nigerian military lying about reality. What a shame that Nigeria have been enmeshed in this menace.

Waiting for the NBC, Ministry of Communication and the legendary lying machine of the APC govt to sanction Primium Times again as the government did to BBC and Daily Trust news medium as the truth is bitter to them.

"...It is no longer in doubt that government is obsessed with going after perceived opponents and critical media, while terrorists and their sponsors are allowed to freely transact business without being monitored and arrested...."
https://www.arise.tv/outrage-as-ecowas-report-uncovers-iswaps-n18bn-terror-financing-network/

Racoon:
Waiting for the NBC, Ministry of Communication and the legendary lying machine of the APC govt to sanction Primium Times again as the government did to BBC and Daily Trust news medium as the truth is bitter to them.

WHICH TRUTH?

Premium times never learnt from what happened to Dstv abi

HarlequinLekex:
Premium times never learnt from what happened to Dstv abi

Why imposing threats on investigative journalism by APC government

bandits corner revenues that should ordinarily go into states’ coffers. In another instance, the reporter reveals how the terrorists have taken over ungoverned spaces, commandeering communities in their criminal sovereign enclaves.

HarlequinLekex:
Premium times never learnt from what happened to Dstv abi

And you are one of the people who wants change and a good government?.

By the way I hope this will expose sir Shettima and El rufai

Urheadmaster:



Why imposing threats on investigative journalism by APC government

Nigeria journalism is not a journalism but JournaWANTISM,FOR THE safety of the investigative journal man and his family,he should back off

Bontafa:


And you are one of the people who wants change and a good government?.

By the way I hope this will expose sir Shettima and El rufai

Safety first

What a useless General sitting there in Aso!

HarlequinLekex:
Safety first

We have been practicing safety since Nigerian broadcasting service was lunched where does that lead us ?.

If you don't fight in a third world country nothing for you

Bontafa:


We have been practicing safety since Nigerian broadcasting service was lunched where does that lead us ?.

If you don't fight in a third world country nothing for you

Hmmmm,this country is worsening everyday BTW you no even sabi rating oh na number 4 o if it hasn't dropped down

HarlequinLekex:
Hmmmm,this country is worsening everyday BTW you no even sabi rating oh na number 4 o if it hasn't dropped down

Phahahahahah

Na lunatics dey rule .

Imagine wetting other countries dey talk ?

Say president no get o level cert.

Now we have this to contend .

Light no dey as at now , the inverter don even dey regret why we buy am

Guess this story will me muzzled also.

PS; what about that bandit negotiator that was arrested a while back ? I'm not hearing anything about that case again

Bontafa:

Phahahahahah

Na lunatics dey rule .

Imagine wetting other countries dey talk ?

Say president no get o level cert.

Now we have this to contend .

Light no dey as at now , the inverter don even dey regret why we buy am

This country is so messed up

RZArecta:
Guess this story will me muzzled also.

PS; what about that bandit negotiator that was arrested a while back ? I'm not hearing anything about that case again

Don't tell me you don't know how bandit business works in ng na?

HarlequinLekex:
This country is so messed up

Giant of Africa

Bontafa:

Giant of Africa

You mean Giant of Backwardness

Nice one from premium times, later FG will send DSS to their office for promoting them...