Following the political crisis in
Guinea Bissau, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered banks to disclose
all existing accounts, including business interests or relations linked to the
19 persons which it said had been placed on targeted sanction.
The Central Bank in a circular
yesterday, also urged banks to ensure that their subsidiaries conduct similar
checks and render details of any suspicious transaction to the Nigerian
Financial Intelligence Unit immediately.
Those affected included: Braima
Camara; Rui Dia De Sousa; Soares Sambu; Abel Da Silva Gomes;Manuel Nascimento
Lopes; Eduardo Mamadu Balde;Maria Aurora Abissa Sana and Florentino Mendes
Viegas.
Others are: Orlando Mende Viegas;
Certorio Biote; Domingos Quade; Carlitos Barai; Domingos Malu; Antonio Sedja
Man; Bacari Biai; Botche Cande; Herson Goudjabi Vaz; Victor Madinga and
Fernando Vaz.
The circular was signed by the
Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Mr. Kevin Amugo
It read: “The ECOWAS Authority of
Heads of State and Government adopted a resolution in February 4, 2018 to
impose targeted sanctions on 19 individuals identified to be obstructing the
implementation of the Conakry Agreement aimed at resolving the political crisis
in Guinea Bissau.
“The resolution was subsequently
ratified by the Peace and Security Council (PSQ of the African Union and
endorsed by the United Nations Security Council resolution 2402 (2013).”
“You are by this circular,
required to report to the CBN within five working days, the existence of
account (s) operated by the attached targeted individuals and their related
interests.
“You are also required to ensure
that your subsidiaries and associate companies conduct similar checks and
render suspicious transaction reports to the NFIU, accordingly.
“A nil return would be required
when no such account(s) exists.”
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