FG Names 48 Individuals, 12 Entities in Terror Financing List

The federal government has released a list of 48 individuals and 12 entities it described as alleged sponsors of terrorism in the country. The list, published on Friday, April 10, contains limited details, as the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) did not disclose the nationalities of those named, their levels of…...

The federal government has released a list of 48 individuals and 12 entities it described as alleged sponsors of terrorism in the country.

The list, published on Friday, April 10, contains limited details, as the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) did not disclose the nationalities of those named, their levels of involvement, or the specific terrorist groups they are allegedly linked to.

The publication also did not include photographs or other identifying information such as gender.

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The individuals listed includes: 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, Surajo Mohammad, Fannami Bukar, Muhammed Musa, Sahabi Ismail, Mohammed Buba, Jama’atu Wal-Jihad, Ansarul Sudan (ANSARU), Islamic Province (ISWAP), Indigenous 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, Ogumu Kewe.

While the Entites listed as including: 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, Lakurawa Sect.

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Nigeria has in recent years issued similar sanctions lists through its national sanctions framework, often in line with United Nations Security Council resolutions. Such measures typically include asset freezes and travel restrictions.

The sanctions system was established under the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022 to enforce UN-directed financial penalties aimed at disrupting funding networks linked to terrorism and weapons proliferation.

The latest release comes as authorities continue large-scale terrorism prosecutions involving more than 500 suspects, described as one of the country’s biggest such trials.

Over time, insecurity has expanded beyond the region, with armed groups and bandit networks carrying out attacks and kidnappings for ransom across several parts of the country.

In response, the government has designated some bandit groups as terrorist organisations and expanded its counter-terrorism operations.