The Federal Government has warned that terrorist groups are increasingly exploiting unconventional methods, including the use of Point of Sale (PoS) operators, to evade detection and finance criminal activities.

It also revealed that Nigerian security agencies are collaborating with major social media companies to trace and dismantle online accounts being used by terrorists and criminal syndicates to publicise operations and raise funds.

The Director-General of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Major-General Adamu Laka, disclosed this on Tuesday while addressing journalists during the Centre’s 2025 end-of-year briefing at its headquarters in Abuja.

Laka explained that investigations have shown ransom payments are often routed through PoS operators’ bank accounts, allowing kidnappers to receive cash while making financial trails harder to track.

According to him, in many cases, abductors provide victims’ families with PoS account details, after which funds are transferred electronically and later withdrawn in cash by the criminals.

He noted that security agencies have stepped up efforts to monitor ransom flows, apprehend collaborators and dismantle terrorism financing structures, but added that sensitive operational details could not be disclosed for security reasons.

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