TERRORISM FINANCE: AHMED IDRIS NASREDDIN

UNCLAS LAGOS 001965 SIPDIS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - HANDLE ACCORDINGLY E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL PM NI SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE: AHMED IDRIS NASREDDIN REF: A. ABUJA 2509 ¶B. STATE 141122 ¶C. STATE 161681 ¶D. STATE 231006 ¶1. (SBU) Pol/Econ off and Poloff presented ref D demarche to Ibrahim Lamorde, Director of Operations for Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Lagos office. Lamorde said the EFCC had been investigating the Nasco group of companies since October, after receiving communication from the U.N. Lamorde promised to keep us updated and offered to arrange a meeting next week with their terrorism finance officer. BROWNE