Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Shabaab funding terrorists in Nigeria

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has hinted that Al-Shabaab funds terrorists in Nigeria where Boko Haram and ISWAP are rooted. Mohamud made the revelation at Ankara in Türkiye during his visit to thousands of soldiers and police officers training in the country. “We have evidence that the money collected by Al-Shabaab is used in financing terror groups in Mozambique and Nigeria with some going to Al-Qaeda.” Al-Shabaab is the East Africa franchise of Al-Qaeda which is deep-seated in the Middle East and North Africa. “We’ll shut down these revenue streams”, vowed Mohamud who assumed office in May 2022. The 66-year-old…