Friday, November 14, 2014

OMG! #BokoHaram Joins 10 Top Richest Terror Groups by Forbes

 
Forbes Israel revealed a list of the world’s richest terrorist networks. And Boko Haram was named. It is known that extremist organisations use a lot of ways to earn money. These methods are: drug trafficking, robberies, extortion and donations via sympathizers. Terrorist groups get a lot of money from sympathizers, NGOs, cooperate bodies and even governments.
The ISIS for example, earn by seizing key oil fields and refineries to boost their capabilities, and has an estimated net worth of $2 billion. The recent estimates of US Treasury shows that the ISIS earns about $1 million a day by selling crude oil but according to Forbes, it is making nearly three times the figure.

ISIS is followed by the Palestine-based Hamas which has an approximate annual turnover of about $1billion. Hamas has raised its funds due to its takeover of Gaza in 2007 which allowed the group to tax businesses and civilians alike in the region. The al-Qaeda with all its global affiliates stands at sixth place just behind the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the Lebanon-based Hezbollah and the Taliban.

Boko Haram is leading from the rear, with an estimated worth of $25 Million. That is no chicken change in Nigeria.


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