RUSSIAN FORCES TO STAY IN MALI TO FIGHT TERRORISM: KREMLIN. (PHOTO).
Russian forces to stay in Mali to fight terrorism: Kremlin The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russian forces would stay in Mali to help the country's government battle terrorists following an offensive over the weekend by Tuareg-led separatists and terrorists. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the statement after being asked by a reporter how Russia responded to a purported statement from the terrorists saying they wanted Russia to leave Mali. "Russia's presence there is, in fact, due to the need identified by the current government. Russia will continue, including in Mali, to combat extremism, terrorism and other harmful phenomena and will continue to provide assistance to the current government," said Peskov, AFP reported. The Russian Defence Ministry had claimed on Tuesday that units of its African Corps prevented an attempted coup on April 25, 2026 in Mali. It said in a statement that the African Corps units "inflicted irreparable losses" on superior ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,Lagos zone,on friday evening uncovered yet another large sum of suspected laundered money to the of N448,850,00 {Four hundred and forty eight million,eight hundred and fifty thousand naira} only in a shop at LEGICO Shopping Plaza,Ahmadu Bello Way,Victoria Island,Lagos.The money stashed in several Ghana Must Go bags were in N500 and N1000 denominations,hidden in a shop awaiting conversion into foreign currency.Relying on information provided by a concerned whistle blower,operatives of the Commission swooped on the shopping complex and sought the identity of the owners of two shops,LS 64 and LS 67 which were under locks and keys.The shops had signages of Burea de Change.Inquries about the owner of shop 64 indicated he had not been seen for a long time,as they claimed the shop had not been opened for business for close to two years.Several calls were put to the owner of shop 67 but there was no response.The attention of the plaza's chairman and some traders were drawn in order to force the shops open.There was no money found in shop 67,but in shop 64,heaps of ''Ghana Must Go'' bags were found loaded on the floor of the shop.When the bags were unzipped they were found to contain bundles of naira notes totalling N448,850,000.Traders interviewed at the premises claimed they were not aware such money was housed in there,as the place hardly opens for business.The Commission is investigating the matter in order to unravel the owner and source of the money.More photos below.





Comments
Post a Comment