The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NIGSAC), has released an updated list of individuals and entities allegedly linked to terrorism financing in the country.
The updated sanctions list is part of a crackdown on financial networks supporting extremist groups, particularly following investigations into Bureau De Change (BDC) operators and other entities.
According to reports, the nine individuals primarily associated with these sanctions include:
1.Tukur Mamu (A Kaduna-based publisher previously linked to the 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train attack negotiations)
2.Yusuf Ghazali
3.Muhammad Sani
4.Abubakar Muhammad
5.Sallamudeen Hassan
6.Adamu Ishak
7.Hassana-Oyiza Isah
8.Abdulkareem Musa
9.Umar Abdullahi
Sanctioned Business Entities (BDCs & Firms)
The government also listed six entities involved in these financial activities:
1.West & East Africa General Trading Company Limited
2.Settings Bureau De Change Ltd
G. Side General Enterprises
Desert Exchange Ventures Ltd
2.Eagle Square General Trading Company Limited
3. Alfa Exchange BDC
Earlier in 2026, the Nigerian government also moved to designate other individuals as terrorism financiers, including:
1.Simon Ekpa
2.Godstime Promise Iyare
3.Francis Mmaduabuchi
4.John Onwumere
5.Chikwuka Eze
6.Edwin Chukwuedo
7.Chinwendu Owoh
8.Ginika Orji
9.Awo Uchechukwu
10.Mercy Ebere Ifeoma Ali
The federal government has directed financial institutions to freeze all accounts and assets associated with these individuals and firms.
SEE FULL LIST BELOW:
ABDULSAMAT OHIDA – Nigeria – Record Date: March 18, 2024
MOHAMMED SANI – Record Date: March 18, 2024
ABDURRAHAMAN ABDURRAHAMAN – Record Date: March 18, 2024
FATIMA ISHAQ – Record Date: March 18, 2024
TUKUR MAMU – Record Date: March 18, 2024
YUSUF GHAZALI – Record Date: March 18, 2024
MUHAMMAD SANI – Record Date: March 18, 2024
ABUBAKAR MUHAMMAD – Record Date: March 18, 2024
SALLAMUDEEN HASSAN – Nigeria – Record Date: March 18, 2024
ADAMU ISHAK – Nigeria – Record Date: March 18, 2024
HASSANA ISAH – Nigeria – Record Date: March 18, 2024
ABDULKAREEM MUSA – Nigeria – Record Date: March 18, 2024
UMAR ABDULLAHI – Nigeria – Record Date: March 18, 2024
ABDURRAHAMAN ADO – Record Date: March 21, 2024
BASHIR YUSUF – Record Date: March 21, 2024
IBRAHIM ALHASSAN – Record Date: March 21, 2024
MUHAMMAD ISAH – Record Date: March 21, 2024
SALIHU ADAMU – Record Date: March 21, 2024
SURAJO MOHAMMAD – Record Date: March 21, 2024
FANNAMI BUKAR – Record Date: March 21, 2024
MUHAMMED MUSA – Record Date: March 21, 2024
Sahabi Ismail – Record Date: March 22, 2024
Mohammed Buba – Record Date: March 22, 2024
JAMA’ATU WAL-JIHAD – Record Date: March 22, 2024
ANSARUL SUDAN (ANSARU) – Record Date: March 22, 2024
ISLAMIC PROVINCE (ISWAP) – Record Date: March 22, 2024
INDIGENOUS BIAFRA (IPOB) – Record Date: March 22, 2024
YAN GROUP – Record Date: March 22, 2024
YAN GROUP NLBDG – Record Date: March 22, 2024
ADAMU HASSAN – Record Date: November 14, 2024
HASSAN MOHAMMED – Record Date: November 14, 2024
USMAN ABUBAKAR – Record Date: November 14, 2024
KUBARA SALAWU – Record Date: November 14, 2024
RABIU SULEIMAN – Record Date: November 14, 2024
SIMON NJOKU – Record Date: March 7, 2025
GODSTIME IYARE – Record Date: March 7, 2025
FRANCIS MMADUABUCHI – Record Date: March 7, 2025
JOHN ONWUMERE – Record Date: March 7, 2025
CHIKWUKA EZE – Record Date: March 7, 2025
EDWIN CHUKWUEDO – Record Date: March 18, 2025
CHIWENDU OWOH – Record Date: January 1, 0001
GINIKA ORJI – Record Date: January 1, 0001 AWO
UCHECHUKWU – Record Date: January 1, 0001
MERCY ALI – Record Date: January 1, 0001
OHAGWU JULIANA – Record Date: January 1, 0001
EZE OKPOTO – Record Date: March 19, 2025
NWAOBI CHIMEZIE – Record Date: March 19, 2025
OGUMU KEWE – Record Date: March 19, 2025