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Between Dele Momodu and Ayanmo: Sixty Years of Immense Grace

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By Hon Femi Kehinde

Yoruba epistemology and mores, believe that whatever happens to man, whatever happens in life, has already been predestined. Man chooses his destiny- “AYANMO” while coming into the world and man kneels down to choose his lot (Akunleyan) before the presence of God.

The great music maestro and philosopher, Chief Ebenezer Obey, had sang in a beautiful lyrics – “Ayanmo mi latowo oluwa mi eda aiye kan ko le yi mo ni po pada …” Man’s destiny is unalterable.

Navigating through the labyrinths of Dele’s chequered life and career and the truculent interplay of forces, one would safely say, that Dele’s “Ori”, a Yoruba metaphysical concept, is certainly one that is destined to be “Ori Alariwo” and “Ori O’lokiki,” both interchangeably, meaning greatness.

Through challenges of early life and its murky waters, Dele’s rise to stardom today, was never meant to be.

In 1958, Gladys Arike left Gbongan, her place of birth to soujourn in Ile-Ife. She left Gbongan, where she had been previously married to Chief Ajayi, and had two children – Ezekiel Oladele Bolarinwa Ajayi, now retired Professor of Physics, specialising in Materials Science and Feyisara Adeniran (nee Ajayi).

She was in Ile-Ife through the influence of her aunt, Olori Rachael Morenike Aderemi, wife of the late Oba Adesoji Aderemi and native of Gbongan. Olori Morenike Aderemi was the grandmother of Prince Adedamola Aderemi.

It was in Ile-Ife, that Gladys Arike met Dele’s father, Momodu.

Momodu took instant liking to Gladys Arike, they got married and the marriage produced her third child, that was born on the 16th of May, 1960 and was on the 8th day, named Ayobamidele Ojutelegan Ajani Momodu.

Dele’s Dad worked at Public Works Department (PWD) as Road Overseer while his Mum engaged in petty trading. Dele lost his Dad while he was barely 13 and life became very tough.

The circumstances of Dele’s birth, could have dwarfed his growth, but his name “Ojutelegan” (i.e. shame on my detractors) actually ran after him, and he rose steadily.

Dele lived his childhood and adolescent life in Ile-Ife and mixed with his age grades within the palace of the Ooni and outside the palace. After he left primary school, the choice of a secondary school became a nagging issue.

He was to go to Inisha Grammar School, Inisha, and Oluorogbo High School, Ile-Ife, before destiny finally threw him to the elitist St. John Grammar school, Ile-Ife, where he finished secondary education in 1976. Saint John is a Catholic boy’s school. After secondary education, Dele worked briefly with the CSS Bookshop, Iremo, Ile-Ife, and later the University of Ife Library, where he had the unique opportunity of devouring all of the James Hardley Chase series and quite a number of other interesting books on the African Writers series.

I have known Dele Momodu from our childhood days in Gbongan, where we both had our maternal roots.

Mama Gladys Arike (Iya Oyo) from the Fatoye Family Oke Egan, Gbongan, was also my mother-Wulemotu Aduke’s aunt, from Ile Opo Gbongan.

We bonded and related. In our secondary school days, we exchanged notes. Dele had been reading Hardley Chase from secondary school. He tells us “yam has a botanical name, Dioscorea Alata, Cayenensis Esculenta and Bulbifera.

I reminded him that our Agriculture teacher in Origbo Community High School Ipetumodu had also taught us those botanical names.

He was always willing to impact knowledge. In 1978, we both entered the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, variously to study Yoruba and History respectively.

Despite the less attraction of his course of study, he was always willing to parade himself, as a student of Yoruba, as against fanciful courses like Law Medicine, Estate Management, Engineering, Pharmacy and the likes.

I eventually left the study of History, to pursue a fresh course in Law. Dele graduated from the Department of Yoruba in 1982 and was posted to Bauchi State for his youth service, which he eventually changed to Ile-Ife, then Oyo State, after the orientation camp, because the Ile-Ife in him could not leave him.

During our undergraduate days, we sojourned in the boys quarters of Dele’s elder brother, our uncle – Professor Ezekiel Oladele Ajayi, alongside some of our brothers’ friends and compatriots: Prince Adedamola Aderemi, Wole Adelakun, Yemi Aderemi, Sesan Popoola (late), Layi Oladele (now Professor) Deinde Orafideya, (Dr) Ladiran Akintola, now Judge of the Oyo State High Court, Bola Adeyemo, (late) Wale Adeyemo and a host of others.

We were like a swarm of bees in the household of Professor Oladele Ajayi, who apparently thought we were not serious. Dele’s gift to us from Bauchi, was a pack load of “Burantasi”- an aphrodisiac.

Dele came back from Bauchi, having been redeployed and was posted to the Oyo State College of Arts and Science (OSCAS) an advance level studies school, as a tutor of Yoruba, alongside the likes of Doksy – now Oba Adedokun Abalarin, the Orangun of Oke-Ila.

Doksy was a tutor of History; he had read Political Science up to Masters level in Ile-Ife before he eventually studied Law and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1991. These were our colony of friends in our days in Ile-Ife of which Dele, was like our grand master

After the completion of his NYSC, he became a Private Secretary to the troubled Chief Akin Omoboriowo, who was Deputy Governor of Ondo State and had a running battle with Chief Michael Ajasin, in a bid to succeed him as governor.

Dele loved Chief Akin Omoboriowo, who had also been an Ile-Ife man, having lived in the staff quarters and worked as Registrar, before he became the Deputy Governor of Ondo State in 1979. His son, Segun, was in our fraternity of friends.
He worked tirelessly for Omoboriowo during the Ondo State governorship election of August 1983.

In that election, the Federal Electoral Commission, (FEDECO) headed by Chief Michael Ani, as the Federal Electoral Officer, had declared Chief Omoboriowo, who had now defected to the NPN as the winner of the Governorship election in Ondo State.

That announcement caused sporadic uproar, mayhem, arson and violence, all over Ondo State. A lot of houses were burnt and destroyed, and a number of prominent politicians were killed or maimed. Chief Agbayewa, a prominent Akure business man and politician was burnt to death while Hon. Olaiya Fagbamigbe, a member of the Federal House of Representatives, elected on the platform of UPN who had then defected to the NPN, was also burnt to death and his entire house was razed to the ground.

The wife and children were only lucky to escape by the whiskers. Omoboriowo managed to escape and Dele Momodu was always with him at this troubled moment. Ajasin was declared winner by the election tribunal and this ended the night mare.

The military sacked the second republic government and a new Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, emerged on the 31st of December 1983.

Dele went back to his normal life in the staff quarters in Ile-Ife, and began a Masters Degree studies in Literature in English, to chart a new course or path.
In the course of his studies, he had begun to write articles for the Nigerian Tribune, most especially. In his research studies, he had found a piece by an author that was used in a column by Ray Ekpu – a notable journalist, without acknowledgement.

To Dele, this was plagiarism and he made a big issue out of it. He wrote a piece challenging this journalistic indiscretion, and it was published by the Nigerian Tribune; Folu Olaniti, was the Sunday, Editior- Tribune, ably assisted by Yinka Adelani.

He used this piece and this was Dele’s first “Okiki”- public reckoning. The success of this endeavour honed his journalistic skill and he began to devour and search for knowledge. During this period, he was a Manager at the Royal Motel of Oba Okunade Sijuwade on Ede Road, Ile-Ife.

This reckoning brought about Dele’s employment with the Concord Newspapers of Chief MKO Abiola.

He worked in the African Concord Magazine and the Weekend Concord, a Saturday tabloid, under the editorship of Mike Awoyinfa and Dingba Igwe (late).
At Weekend Concord, he wrote beautiful stories and scoops. He wrote that the then Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida baby sits in the State House when he had his last daughter.

He churned out many sensational stories until when a former colleague in the Concord newspapers, May Ellen Ezekiel, invited him to edit her new magazine, the Classique Magazine, with a chauffeur driven car, good salary, an impressive package, and thus a change of life and status. Hitherto, the profession of journalism had been that of the “flotsam and jetsam of the society”, according to Chief Obafemi Awolowo.

He had now moved to his first rented apartment on Bashiru Oweh street, Ikeja Lagos, which we also turned out to be our rendezvous.

As editor of the classique magazine, Dele almost got me into trouble with the authorities. I have been practicing Law in Ibadan since 1984. I was on a trip to Aramoko Ekiti, alongside our friends; Barristers Yinka Ogungbemi and Kayode Olabiran for a prayer session.

I stopped over at Ile-Ife to see Dele Momodu, who was in town for the weekend. I told him of our mission, and he decided to follow us for prayers with this highly spiritually gifted woman of God, Iya Ayo. We were in Aramoko Ekiti, met the woman of God, who prayed for us, but on the side line, exhibiting her spiritual prowess, told us, that she was spiritual consultant, to Mrs. Rebecca Aikhomu, wife of the then Vice President, Admiral, Augustus Aikhomo.

She even mentioned that the woman had just left. The journalistic instinct in Dele saw a scoop in the woman’s narration, and decided to make it a bumber story and headline in the Classique magazine- “Aikhomo’s wife consults spiritualist in Aramoko, Ekiti.” The woman did not know Dele was a journalist, but only knew some of us as lawyers.

This was a bumber sale for the classique magazine. In the editor’s note, Dele had thanked me for ‘having a jolly good ride with me’, to Aramoko, where he got the scoop.

Dele was eventually picked up by the SSS for writing the story, but luckily I had travelled abroad, before the news came out. In Ibadan, I had assisted Dele to interview Governor Omololu Olunloyo, former Governor of Oyo State, Chief Adeniyi, former Private Secretary of the Late Premier, SLA Akintola, Mrs. Mary Fagbamigbe, wife of the slain Olaiya Fagbamigbe of Akure and her daughter Yetunde.

Mrs. Fagbamigbe in her narratives explained her near miss with death when Akure raged, over the declaration of Omoboriowo as the Governor of Ondo State in the August 1983 election.

Dele’s relationship with the late acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 election, started with his stint with the Concord Newspapers, and he bonded with Chief MKO Abiola. He attended Dele’s wedding in 1992 in Ijebu Igbo, when he got married to Bolaji Adaramaja, daughter of the late silk, Dr. Adaramaja (SAN).

After marriage, Dele moved from the boys haven on Bashiru Oweh Street residence, in Ikeja, Lagos, to another rented apartment, Adigbolaja quarters in Ojodu Berger area of Lagos/Ogun State.

Doksy, now Oba Dokun Abolarin, the Orangun of Oke-Ila, then a fresh barrister, lived with Dele Momodu in his Ojodu Berger residence, before he also secured an apartment around the same area.
Dele had left Classique magazine and now freelance as a journalist, media consultant and distributor of Abiola’s ‘wonderloaf’ bread from the Wonderloaf Bakery in Ikeja, Lagos.

Dele already had in his kitty a Mercedes Benz 230 imported from Germany and a Volkswagen Jeta Car. Then suddenly came Nduka Obaigbena, who introduced Dele Momodu to his pet project – ThisDay Newspapers for consultancy, and he came with a princely sum of money. He was handed a chauffeur driven brand new Peugeot 504.

Shortly after his marriage, he was waylaid by armed robbers at the Ikeja Under Bridge and locked up inside the boot of his Mercedes Benz 230 car.

Armed robbers and kidnappers were not as violent and vicious then. He was later released after a little torment, unscratched – another intervention of fate.

The year 1993 marked a watershed and turning point in Nigeria’s political history. M. K. O. Abiola, Dele’s mentor, role model and pathfinder, contested election on the 12th of June, 1993 to be President of Nigeria, and was acclaimed to be the winner of that election. Unfortunately, the election was annulled.

Dele was part of the publicists for the reclaim of his mandate. He was part of the Epetedo declaration on the Lagos Island where MKO declared himself as the President of Nigeria.

MKO Abiola was picked up from the venue of that declaration and never saw the light of the day or freedom again until his death in July 1998.

Dele was also picked up and locked up in Alagbon. Some of us visited him in Alagbon, and we discovered that his stomach had caved in. He loves good food and he is a good cook himself. After a while, he was released from Alagbon custody and shortly thereafter, found his way, through the NADECO route, to exile in London.

London was an unprepared life and an uncharted sojourn. He arrived London, with a future unknown and became a prominent member of the NADECO group with the likes of Air Vice Marshal Dan Suleiman, Bola Amed Tinubu and many others.

In London, he floated the idea of Celebrity Magazine, Ovation, with his constant star and solemate, Prince Adedamola Aderemi as Chairman.

Segun Fatoye, his cousin, was also on board. Segun’s father and Dele’s maternal uncle, my uncle too, Chief Ezekiel Olasunmoye Fatoye, then an executive director with N.I.T.E.L, assisted Dele’s dream to become a reality, with a princely sum of money in hard currency, for Ovation to debut.

Chief Ezekiel Fatoye now an Octogenarian, first set of Nigeria’s telecommunications engineers, a Gbongan high Chief also joined some of his Indian friends to establish Multi links, after his retirement from N.I.T.E.L.

Ovation magazine became a house hold name and an international celebrity and glamour magazine. His stars began to shine and exponentially too. I became one of Ovation’s distributors in Ibadan, just like so many of our friends.
From London, he relocated to Ghana where he also became friends with the elites and political class in Ghana.

As a man of great culinary taste, he set up a restaurant and also ran his ovation magazine enterprise in an impressive office set up. In appreciation of Iya Oyo’s motherly love and affection, Dele took exceptional care of her, relocated her to Lagos, where she lived until she breathed her last in 2007 and was given a befitting burial in Gbongan.

According to Justice Ladiran Akintola, son of the late Premier of the Western Region-SLA Akintola, “Dele has an attitude that doesn’t brood on negatives or disappointments. You would hardly ever see him moody. He is almost always radiating joy. The story of Bob Dee is one of hope, determination and focus. He certainly had a date with destiny. You would not imagine that a young Dee MAD who obtained admission to study, to obtain a B.A degree in Yoruba while young men were scrambling for the professions, Law, Estate Management, Medicine, Pharmacy or Engineering had a date with destiny.

“His apparent casualness to matters at that time could mislead an unsuspecting observer to draw wrong conclusions. Alas, Bob Dee knew what he was doing.”

Oba Adedokun Abolarin, the Orangun of Oke-Ila, who bestowed Dele with the Chieftaincy title of “Bashorun”, has gleefully described Dele as “a man of the world, but to some of us, Dele is still his old self, Omo Iya Oyo: Loyal to friendship, amiable, courageous, industrious, academic, kind, boisterous, adventurous, a typical Yoruba Omoluabi.

Kabiyeisi further said, “the year 2006 was not a good year for me and the 8th day of December, 2006 was the saddest day of my life, incidentally it was the day I became the Oragagun of Oke-Ila. I didn’t go to school to be a Yoruba Oba. I thought it was a movement from Grace to Grass but my friend and brother, Ayobamidele and many other great Nigerians, saw what I didn’t see, that service to humanity at grassroot level is the greatest. Almost immediately with the approval of my good people, he became the Bashorun of Oke-Ila Orangun. May the good Lord continue to bless him for humanity.”

Ayobami Dele Ajani Ojutelegan Momodu, you have lived your yesterday for your today. You have paid your dues. You deserve all the thrills, the frills, the glamours and encomiums that the world has bestowed on you on the occasion of your diamond jubilee anniversary.
“Omo ti yio je Asamu ati kekere ni yio ti maa jenu samu samu” – a bright child would always display his brightness from an early age. This is an apt Yoruba aphorism. May this bright light, continue to shine.

Hon Femi Kehinde, legal practitioner and former Member, House of Representatives, National Assembly Abuja, represented Ayedire/Iwo/Ola-Oluwa Federal Constituency of Osun State (1999-2003).

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Ezekiel Bolarinwa Ajayi: Mentor, Philanthropist Revels at 80

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By Eric Elezuo

The ancient town of Ile-Ife was agog weekend, when Professor Ezekiel Bolarinwa Oladele Ajayi, a renowned educationist, accomplished mentor and elder brother of veteran journalist, Dele Momodu, pulled all the stops to mark a resounding entry into the octogenarian club, celebrating his 80th birthday with fanfare, pomp and class.

The event, which attracted family members, colleagues in the academic world, friends and well wishers, was another testament in the expression of influence, clout and connection.

Held at the Rock Rehoboth Cathedral in the centre of Ile-Ife, the event brought out the best in the Stanford trained PHD holder, as beamed with contagious smiles, absorbing accolades from a crowd of well wishers and dignitaries, most of whom traveled half  way across the world to felicitate with the newest octogenarian.

A lavished reception followed after heartfelt prayers were said for the celebrant flanked by his wife of many years, children and grandchildren. The reception witnessed guests savoring the best of continental and local delicacies as well as dancing happily to the old school tunes.

The highpoint of the event was the cutting of the gigantic cake by the birthday boy around whom were dotting family members.

As guests expressed their profound, hearty and sincere congratulations towards the octogenarian, whose event changed the landscape of Ife, many recalled how they have come a long way from their very humble beginning in Gbongan Olufi.

Fondly called Ladele, Prof Ajayi was born on March 23, 1944 in Gbongan, Osun State, where he had his earliest beginnings.

He statted his education at the Saint Paul’s School Gbongan, before moving on to Saint Judes School, Ebute Metta, and later to Saint Stephens School, Ile-Ife, where he completed his primary education.

After his elementary education, he was admitted into the Government College lbadan, where he was described as having  ‘passed out in exceedingly bright colours’. As many that knows him has confirmed that Prof Ajayi was a walking encyclopedia, and vibrated with intelligence while at school.

It was not therefore, surprising that he later proceeded to the United States of America, after his secondary education, where he attended various prestigious Universities including Stanford University. It is worthy of note that all his appearances for university education were on different scholarships. It was also at Stanford that he bagged his PhD honours.

On the completion of his PhD programme in Stanford, Prof Ajayi was recruited by the University of Ife, as it was then known, before its transmutation to Obafemi Awolowo University, where he later became a Professor of Physics, a position he jealousy guarded until retirement from active classroom duties.

According to a very close family member and confidant, Bola Adeyemo, who spoke glowingly about their fond relationship, Prof Ajayi “also became active in things of God. Like a proverbial gold fish, he has been recognized as a Pastor. Ladele played a mentoring role in the final years of school for my twin daughters who both graduated from the medicine program in the same University.

“The mutual fondness between Ladele and I remains very much intact. Ladele and l share common ancestry. His father who was the Otun Olufi of Gɓongan was a much older cousin to my mother and was fondly referred to as baba mi ile ASORO. They both had the same tribal marks. Ladele can be classified as belonging to the royal class as his father was the OTUN OLUFI while his mother was the daughter of the ÒOSA, first class chief in Gbongan.”

A life of Prof Ajayi without a mention of prolific publisher of the Ovation brands,  Chief Momodu, remains incomplete. It is worthy of note that apart from both sharing the same mum as siblings, the Prof was instrumental in shaping and mentally mentoring Momodu on the path of education. His 80th birthday was a reminder of how it used to be in times past as it marks a form of reunion for the Ajayi extended household.

Among those who attended were his daughter, Kemi Ajayi-Ingram, who flew in all the way from the United States of America, with her entire family; his niece, Yejide Ajayi among a host of others.

We wish the ebullient octogenarian a splendid birthday, and many ore years of splendid celebrations.

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Easter, Ramadan: Adeleke Releases March Salaries, Pension, Palliatives, Approves Promotion for Personnel

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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved the release of salaries, pensions and palliatives for the month of March for all public servants in the state, as well as approved the promotion of service personnel due for promotion from 2023.

Adeleke’s show of love for the entire workforce, is in spite of the fact that the State allocation from the Federation account is yet to be released, according to a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed.

The Head of Service, Mr Samuel Ayanleye Aina confirmed the approval of the March salaries, pension and palliatives, noting that the fast tracked approval covered all categories of state and local government employees including tertiary institutions in the State.

“I can confirm that Mr Governor has approved the March salaries, pension and palliative wage awards, including the usual payment of the outstanding half salary for retirees under the contributory pension scheme yet to obtain their bonds. Mr Governor requested for the file and granted immediate approval.

“Any moment from now, alerts will be landing in our peoples’ accounts. This is a preemptive step on the part of Mr Governor to meet the needs of our people”, the Head of Service explained.

Governor Adeleke who has been hosting inter faith leaders at the Government House said he approved the early payment to ease the burden of the workers ahead of the Easter period.

“As I wish muslim and christian faithfuls blessed fasting season, the early payment is a gesture of support for workers whose welfare remains the number one priority of our administration”, the Governor noted.

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FG Announces Nine Individuals, Six BDCs Financing Terrorism

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The Federal Government says it has uncovered the identity of 15 entities, including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change operators and firms, allegedly involved in terrorism financing.

Details of the development were revealed by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, in an email seen by The Punch on Tuesday night, entitled “Designation of Individuals and Entities for March 18, 2024.”

The document revealed that the Nigeria Sanctions Committee met on March 18, 2024, where specific individuals and entities were recommended for sanction following their involvement in terrorism financing.

“The Honourable Attorney General of the Federation, with the approval of the President, has thereupon designated the following individuals and entities to be listed on the Nigeria Sanctions List,” the document read in part.

Among the individuals named in the document was a Kaduna-based publisher, Tukur Mamu, who is currently being tried by the Federal Government for allegedly aiding the terrorists who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train in March 2022.

According to the document, Mamu “participated in the financing of terrorism by receiving and delivering ransom payments over the sum of $200,000 US in support of ISWAP terrorists for the release of hostages of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack.”

The document said one of the individuals is “the suspected attacker of the St. Francis Catholic Church Owo, Ondo State on June 5, 2022 and the Kuje Correctional Center, Abuja on July 5, 2022.”

Another was described as “a member of the terrorist group Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladissudam, the group is associated with Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.

 “The subject was trained and served under Muktar Belmokhtar, aka One Eyed Out, led Al-Murabtoun Katibat of AQIM in Algeria and Mali.”

The NFIU said the individual “specialises in designing terrorist clandestine communication code and he is also Improvised Explosive Device expert.

“The subject was also a gate keeper to ANSARU leader, Mohammed Usman aka Khalid Al-Bamawi. Equally, he was a courier and travel guide to AQIM Katibat in the desert of Algeria and Mali. He is into carpentry. Subject fled Kuje correctional centre on July 5, 2022. He is currently at large.”

Another was identified as “a senior commander of the Islamic State of West Africa Province Okene.”

The agency said, the individual “came into limelight in 2012 as North Central wing of Boko Haram.

“The group is suspected of the attacks carried out around Federal Capital Territory and the South West Geographical Zone, including the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State.”

Another was described as “a financial courier to ISWAP Okene. She is responsible for the disbursement of funds to the widows/wives of the terrorist fighters of the group.”

According to the document, another of the individuals “in 2015, transferred N60m to terrorism convicts.”

He was also said to have “received a sum of N189m  between 2016 and 2018.”

The same person is said to “own entities and business reported in the UAE court judgment as facilitating the transfer of terrorist funds from Dubai to Nigeria.”

Another individual was said to have “received a total of N57m from between 2014 and 2017.”

Another was said to have “had a total inflow of N61.4 bn and a total outflow of N51.7bn from his accounts.”

The document further revealed that, in accordance with Section 54 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, institutions and individuals are required to:

“(a) immediately, identify and freeze, without prior notice, all funds, assets, and any other economic resources belonging to the designated persons and entities in your possession and report same to the Sanctions Committee;

“(b) report to the Sanctions Committee any assets frozen or actions taken in compliance with the prohibition requirements.

“(c) immediately file a Suspicious Transactions Report to the NFIU for further analysis on the financial activities of such an individual or entity; and

“(d) report as a Suspicious Transactions Report to the NFIU, all cases of name matching in financial transactions prior to or after receipt of this List. ”

It said the “The freezing obligation required above shall extend to

“(a) all funds or other assets that are owned or controlled by the designated persons and entities, and not only those that are tied to a particular act, plot, or threat of terrorism or terrorism financing;

“(b) those funds or other assets that are wholly or jointly owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by designated persons or entities;

“(c) the funds or other assets derived or generated from funds or other assets owned or controlled directly or indirectly by designated persons or entities; and

“(d) funds or other assets of persons and entities acting on behalf of, or at the direction of designated persons or entities.”

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