The United States has designated three Nigerians and six companies, including three Bureau de Change firms in Lagos and Kano, for allegedly facilitating financial transactions for ISIS West Africa.
Among those named is Muhammad, born August 2, 1990, with passport numbers A11904741 and A07422697, identified as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). He was linked to ISIS operations in Nigeria.
The firms indicted include Generation Currency Bureau de Change Limited (RC 1555604), Manhattan Bureau de Change Limited (RC 1763824), and Nine to Nine Exchange Bureau de Change Limited (RC 1462752).
All were reportedly tied to Mukhtar Adamu and the ISIS network.US State Department official Ian Pigott described the network as one that enables ISIS to move money across borders, spanning Europe, the Middle East, and West Africa.
“Today’s designations target individuals and entities who have enabled ISIS to move money across borders exposing a network that spans from France and Syria to Türkiye and Nigeria,” he said.
The statement noted that one facilitator in France provided information on explosives to ISIS supporters, while another in Syria used cryptocurrency to transfer funds globally.
The Nigerian-linked firms allegedly served as conduits for ISIS financing.The US reaffirmed its partnership with Nigeria, recalling their joint May 16, 2026 operation that killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, ISIS’s second-in-command.
Pigott stressed that Washington would continue to use diplomatic and legal tools to hold ISIS and its supporters accountable worldwide.
The sanctions were imposed under Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorist organisations and their supporters. ISIS, formerly al-Qa’ida in Iraq, has been designated a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group since 2004.
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