Lawmakers were expected to discuss billions of naira left unclaimed in Nigerian banks because their owners had failed to register a BVN or link to existing ones where appropriate. But the House deferred the motion after its initiator Abubakar Amuda-Kannike failed to turn up at plenary. In a prepared motion written by Amuda-Kannike, the House said some anti-corruption agencies recently uncovered billions in trapped funds due to the introduction of BVN. In his submission, Mr. Amuda-Kannike prayed the House to compel the Central Bank of Nigeria to work with the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit to investigate the suspicious funds. But Mr. Amuda-Kannike’s absence stalled the deliberation and the potential consideration of his motion. No new date was scheduled for a revisit. Mr. Amuda-Kannike could not be reached for comments. The BVN was introduced to the Nigerian banking system in 2014 as a way of checking terrorism financing and duplicitous ownership of bank accounts for fraud.]]>