The Black Axe is an organized crime group that originated in Nigeria and has opened overseas operations built around financial fraud and money laundering. Interpol has been raiding and arresting the group’s members abroad in an apparent effort to break up its illegal activity. Host Marco Werman discusses the situation with Oluwole Ojewale, an expert on organized crime at the Institute for Security Studies.
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