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This feat is coming more than a decade after terrorism bared its fangs in Nigeria. It may be coming very late in the day, but it is a crucial aspect of counter-terrorism strategies that must be taken seriously. Our security operatives must go beyond probing Bureaux de Change (BDCs) as a strategy, if their objective is to block the sources of funding for Boko Haram, bandits, kidnappers for ransom and even separatists. Organised criminal gangs have various channels through which they access funds in and outside their countries of operations, some of them through legal means and many others through illegal means.