FG Identifies 15 Entities Suspected of Funding Terrorism
The Federal Government has identified 15 entities linked to terrorism financing, including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change operators.
The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, shared this information in a report titled “Identification of Persons and Organisations as of March 18, 2024”.
The document outlined various individuals and entities designated for sanctions due to their ties to terrorism financing.
These include Tukur Mamu, a publisher from Kaduna, suspected of supporting terrorists involved in the Abuja-Kaduna train attack.
The list also mentions an individual linked to attacks on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo and the Kuje Correctional Centre. Another individual associated with Ansural Muslimina Fi Biladissudam and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, is known for creating terrorist communication codes and expertise in Improvised Explosive Devices. He also served as gatekeeper to ANSARU leader Mohammed Usman and fled the Kuje Correctional Centre.
Another person is a senior commander of the Islamic State of West Africa Province Okene, recognised since 2012 as part of the Boko Haram’s North Central wing, is suspected of orchestrating attacks in the Federal Capital Territory and South West Geographical Zone.
The document also identified a financial courier for ISWAP Okene, responsible for distributing funds to the group’s fighter’s widows and wives. One individual transferred N60m to terrorism convicts in 2015 and received N189m between 2016 and 2018. This person also owns businesses implicated in a UAE court judgment for transferring terrorist funds.
Another individual received N57m between 2014 and 2017, while another had a total inflow of N61.4bn and outflow of N51.7bn from their accounts.
