SEC orders operators to freeze ISIS-linked accounts

By Peter Egwuatu & Chukwunonso OkoloThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has directed operators in Nigeria’s capital market to immediately identify and freeze funds, assets and other economic resources linked to a Nigerian citizen and three Nigerian companies sanctioned by the United States Government for allegedly facilitating financial transactions connected to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and ISIS-West Africa.The directive, contained in a circular ti