Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party, issued a public challenge to the Federal Government on Wednesday to identify terrorist funders and oil thieves in the nation.
On Wednesday, the former governor of Anambra State announced his decision via his verified Twitter account.
He claimed that in order to win back Nigerians’ faith, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration must publicly name those who the world community has accused of funding terrorism in the nation.
Obi said: “I am struck and intrigued by the news report linking highly placed Nigerians to oil theft. Same has been the case with financing of insurgency and Boko Haram. When will FGN summon the political will to publicly name such persons?
“In the National Interest, there should be no sacred cows.”
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) had in September last year put six Nigerians with ties to Boko Haram on the terrorist list.
The individuals had previously been tried and convicted by the Gulf State.
The federal government also announced in February it had uncovered 96 financiers of Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West Africa (ISWAP) through the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).
