The US has slapped terrorism-financing sanctions on a Nigerian man and three Nigeria-linked bureaux de change, accusing them of helping move money for ISIS alongside operatives in France, Syria, and Türkiye.
The United States has named a Nigerian national and three Nigeria-linked companies among nine new targets in its latest crackdown on financiers bankrolling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
The US Department of State, in a statement issued Monday and seen Tuesday, said the action hit three individuals and six entities spanning Europe, the Middle East, and West Africa. Spokesperson Thomas Pigott said the network stretched from France and Syria to Türkiye and Nigeria, with a Nigeria-based facilitator whose money exchange businesses served as conduits for ISIS financing, according to Punch.
Washington said the network also included a France-based operative who allegedly shared explosives-related information with ISIS supporters, and a Syria-based figure who used crypto to move funds for ISIS contacts in several countries, including the US.
Individuals designated:
- Boukich Abdelhakim (Syria)
- Miloud Abderrahmane (France)
- Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad (Lagos, Nigeria)
Companies designated:
- Alkaram Danismanlik Gayrimenkul (Istanbul, Türkiye)
- Bitcoin Exchange Agent Idlib’s No.1 Coin Exchange (Idlib, Syria)
- Generation Currency Bureau De Change Limited (Lagos)
- Manhattan Bureau De Change Limited (Kano)
- Nine To Nine Exchange Bureau De Change Limited (Lagos)
- Spider Gayrimenkul Ve Genel Ticaret (Istanbul)
Pigott reaffirmed Washington’s partnership with Abuja, recalling Nigeria’s role in the May 2026 operation that killed senior ISIS figure Abu-Bilal al-Minuki. He vowed continued use of diplomatic and legal tools to hold ISIS and its supporters accountable, wherever they operate and however they move money.
The designations were made under Executive Order 13224.
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