Nigeria has urged the African Union (AU) to tackle illicit funds that fuel terrorism and violent extremism on the continent.

Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, minister of foreign affairs, spoke on Tuesday during a virtual meeting of the AU’s peace and security council held at the ministerial level, according to a statement issued by Magnus Eze, the minister’s media aide.

Odumegwu-Ojukwu said terrorist groups on the continent are beginning to show greater resilience against conventional military counter-terrorism operations in Africa and linked their strength to illicit funding.

Odumegwu-Ojukwu said Nigeria “strongly condemned” all acts of terrorism and violent extremism and expressed the country’s solidarity with all victims of the menace.

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