By Our Reporter
The Federal Government has published a list containing 48 persons and organisations alleged to be involved in financing terrorism in Nigeria.
The list was made public by the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NIGSAC) on Saturday.
The report includes names of individuals and groups suspected of supporting terrorism-related activities in the country.
Some of those mentioned are linked to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Ansaru, and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).
This development comes months after then former Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa, said that efforts to track and prosecute those funding terrorism are still ongoing.
He also explained that the process is difficult because of legal challenges and international connections.
In a related development, the 2026 Global Terrorism Index report has shown that Nigeria experienced a sharp rise in terrorism-related deaths, even though global terror deaths dropped overall.
The report, released by the Institute for Economics & Peace, stated that violence increased in Nigeria during 2025, leading to more deaths.
According to the report, “Nigeria recorded the largest increase in 2025, with fatalities rising by 46 per cent to 750.”
It further explained that most of the killings were caused by extremist groups, adding that “Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram were responsible for 80 per cent of all terrorism deaths in the country.”
The report also noted that terrorism is still concentrated in a few countries, with Nigeria remaining one of the hardest-hit nations in the world.
Those listed include:
1. Abdulsamat Ohida
2. Mhammed Sani
3. Abdurrahman Abdurrahman
4. Fatima Ishaq
5. Tukur Mamu
6. Yusuf Ghazali
7. Muhammad Sani
8. Abubakar Muhammad
9. Sallamudeen Hassan
10. Adamu Ishak
11. Hassana Isah
12. Abdulkarim Musa
13. Umar Abdullahi
14. Abdurrahman Ado
15. Bashir Yusuf
16. Ibrahim Alhassan
17. Muhammad Isah
18. Salihu Adamu
19. Surajo Mohammad
20. Phantom Bukar
21. Muhammed Musa
22. Sahabi Ismail
23. Mohammed Buba
24. Jama’atu Wal-Jihad
25. Ansarul Sudan (ANSARU)
26. Islam can Province (ISWAP)
27. Indigenous Biafra (IPOB)
28. Yan Group
29. Yan Group NLBDG
30. Adamu Hassan
31. Hassan Mohammed
32. Usman Abubakar
33. Kubara Salawu
34. Rabiu Suleiman
35. Simon Njoku
36. Godstime Iyare
37. Francis Mmadubuchi
38. John Onwumere
39. Chukwuka Eze
40. Edwin Chukwuedo
41. Chiwendu Owoh
42. Ginika Orji
43. Awo Uchechukwu
44. Mercy Ali
45. Ohagwu Juliana
46. Eze Okpoto
47. Newbie Chimezie
48. Ogumu Kewe
The Entities listed, which are mostly bureau de change included:
1. West and East Africa General Trading Co. Ltd
2. Settings Bureau De Change Ltd
3. G. Side General Enterprises
4. Desert Exchange Ventures Limited
5. Eagle Square General Trading Co Ltd
6. Alfa Exchange BDC
7. Alin Yar Yaya General Enterprises
8. K. Are Nigeria Limited
9. Suhailah Bashir General Enterprises
10. gwe Ka Ala Enterprises
11. Seficuvi Global Company
12. Lakurawa Sect
Sunday Southerner recalls that it is not the first time that a list of alleged terrorism financiers will be released by the federal government. The administration of late President Muhammadu Buhari also published a list that was highly criticized, more so because names of certain politically exposed persons suspected as major financiers were missing.
Buhari ordered the release of the list after an earlier one published by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and sent to the Nigerian government for subsequent action. The UAE government reportedly ordered the forfeiture of properties linked to the identified suspects in their country.
