The list, published on the website of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NIGSAC), disclosed the nationalities of those named, their specific roles, and the terrorist groups they were allegedly connected to.
The Nigerian government has released a list of 48 individuals and 12 corporate entities allegedly linked to terrorism financing in Nigeria.
The disclosure forms part of ongoing efforts to curb the funding of extremist activities.
The list, published on the website of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NIGSAC), disclosed the nationalities of those named, their specific roles, and the terrorist groups they were allegedly connected to.
The Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NIGSAC) operates under the authority of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), which coordinates its activities within the national security framework.
Its core mandates include the implementation of United Nations sanctions, particularly those targeting terrorism financing, ensuring compliance with international obligations, and facilitating coordination among agencies such as financial intelligence, defense, and foreign affairs.
Those named in the latest released include Abdulsamat Ohida, Mohammed Sani, Abdurrahman Abdurrahman, Fatima Ishaq, Tukur Mamu, Yusuf Ghazali, Muhammad Sani, Abubakar Muhammad, Sallamudeen Hassan, Adamu Ishak, Hassana Isah, Abdulkarim Musa, Umar Abdullahi, Abdurrahman Ado, Bashir Yusuf, Ibrahim Alhassan, Muhammad Isah, Salihu Adamu, and Surajo Mohammad.
Others include Fannami Bukar, Muhammed Musa, Sahabi Ismail, Mohammed Buba, Jama’atu Wal-Jihad, Ansarul Sudan (ANSARU), Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Yan Group, Yan Group NLBDG, Adamu Hassan, Hassan Mohammed, Usman Abubakar, Kubara Salawu, Rabiu Suleiman, Simon Njoku, Godstime Iyare, Francis Mmadubuchi, John Onwumere, Chikwuka Eze, Edwin Chukwuedo, Chiwendu Owoh, Ginika Orji, Awo Uchechukwu, Mercy Ali, Ohagwu Juliana, Eze Okpoto, Nwaobi Chimezie, and Ogumu Kewe.
The entities listed include West and East Africa General Trading Co. Ltd, Settings Bureau De Change Ltd, G. Side General Enterprises, Desert Exchange Ventures Limited, Eagle Square General Trading Co. Ltd, Alfa Exchange BDC, Alin Yar Yaya General Enterprises, K. Are Nigeria Limited, Suhailah Bashir General Enterprises, Igwe Ka Ala Enterprises, Seficuvi Global Company, and Lakurawa Sect.
In recent years, Nigeria has periodically released sanctions lists under its national framework, often aligning with resolutions of the United Nations Security Council.
These measures usually include asset freezes and travel restrictions designed to disrupt financial networks linked to terrorism.
The sanctions regime was established under the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022 to enforce UN-directed financial penalties targeting terrorism financing and the proliferation of weapons.
The latest development comes amid heightened terrorist activities in the North-East and renewed federal government efforts to prosecute high-profile suspects.
Meanwhile, no fewer than 386 terrorists have been convicted in ongoing trials involving suspects linked to Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).
In December 2025, SaharaReporters uncovered a complex network of 23 individuals, 20 Nigerians and three foreign nationals, suspected of financing and facilitating terrorism linked to Boko Haram, naming figures such as Alhaji Saidu Ahmed, Usaini Adamu, Muhammad Sani Adam, Abubakar Adamu Yellow, Murtala Abdullahi Jega, Sadiq Garba Abubakar, Hussaini Adamu, Mustapha Ibrahim Yakubu, Ali Abdullahi Yusuf, Nasiru Shuaibu, Yusuf Ghazali, Mansur Muhammad Usman, Yazid Usman Muhammad, Alhaji Musa Emma, Modu Sulum, Adamu Aliyu Kanoma, Habibu Muhammad Usama, Nurudeen Gani Aliyu, Ladan Ibrahim, alongside international suspects Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa, Paul Nkwaya, and Aboubacar Hima.
The investigation traced extensive financial flows, business links, and personal associations connecting the suspects to convicted terrorism financiers, with transactions running into tens of billions of naira across hundreds of bank accounts. Many were linked to arms procurement, cross-border fund transfers, and money laundering operations, with some repeatedly cited in UAE court judgments.
Despite being arrested in 2021, the Nigerian suspects were reportedly released under questionable circumstances.
Overall, the findings point to a highly coordinated domestic and international financing network, deeply embedded in commercial activities and spanning multiple jurisdictions, raising serious concerns about enforcement gaps and the continued funding of terrorist operations.
Source: SaharaReporters
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