The Federal Government has released a list of 48 individuals and 12 entities identified as alleged sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria, as part of efforts to curb the financing of violent groups.
The list, published on Friday, April 10 by the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC), provides limited details about those named, with no disclosure of their nationalities, level of involvement, or specific affiliations with terrorist organisations. It also excludes photographs and other identifying information.
Those listed include 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 and Ogumu Kewe.
The entities named are 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 and Lakurawa Sect.
The publication is in line with Nigeria’s sanctions regime, which aligns with United Nations Security Council resolutions and typically enforces measures such as asset freezes and travel restrictions against designated individuals and organisations.
The framework, established under the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022, empowers authorities to impose targeted financial sanctions aimed at disrupting funding channels linked to terrorism and weapons proliferation.
The latest action comes amid ongoing large-scale terrorism trials involving more than 500 suspects across the country, one of the most extensive in Nigeria’s history.
In recent years, insecurity has widened beyond the North-East, with armed groups and bandits carrying out attacks and kidnappings in several regions.
In response, the government has designated some of these groups as terrorist organisations and intensified counter-terrorism operations nationwide
