United States Department of State, Patterns of Global Terrorism 2001 - Nigeria, 21 May 2002, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/46810772e.html [accessed 6 June 2023]
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Nigeria has strongly supported US antiterrorism efforts around the world as well as the military action in Afghanistan. Nigeria led diplomatic efforts in the UN and the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) and in the battle against terrorism. The Nigerian Government has drafted legislation – the Anti-Terrorism, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act – that contains explicit criminal sanctions against terrorism and its financing. The Government of Nigeria is committed to preventing its territory – home to Africa's largest Muslim population – from becoming a safehaven for Islamic extremists.
