Abstract
This paper is aiming at investigating the cause of terrorism finance and its impact on development in Africa with focus on Nigeria. There exists a notion among terrorist that they can conquer and control the world from their own perspective. The notion calls for more power by the terrorist organisations. The paper interrogates the financingnetworks ofterrorist organization. From that premise, the paper periscope terroristfinancing strategies and stratagems. The study concludes by bringing forth how terrorist exert influence to state or some organisations to fund their terrorist movement. Thus, the paper strongly recommends stoppage of money from entering into the cell of a terrorist as one of the best approaches in fighting terrorism in Africa. Again, the role of politically exposed persons and states that throw their financial weights on terrorism financing should be nipped on the board by strengthening financial intelligent unit of the states in Africa.