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U.S. designates ISIS-linked financial facilitators in Nigeria and abroad

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The U.S. designates three individuals and six businesses tied to ISIS financial facilitation, including within Nigeria.
The U.S. says the targets enabled ISIS to move money across borders linking regions such as Europe, the Middle East, and West Africa.
The Nigeria-based entities include bureaux de change listed in Lagos and Kano, identified by their company details in U.S. materials.
The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control publishes the designations as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT).
U.S. officials describe the action as part of broader efforts to disrupt ISIS funding networks and prevent attacks.

The United States issues new designations targeting individuals and businesses it says help ISIS move funds across borders. The actions announced Monday include three men and six companies accused of enabling ISIS financial flows in Europe, the Middle East, and West Africa, including Nigeria. The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control publishes details of the designated parties as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT) and states the measures aim to disrupt networks that allow ISIS to carry out attacks, support regional affiliates, and threaten civilians.

Among those named are a Nigerian man, Muhammad Mukhtar Adamu, and two others—Abdelhakim Boukich (also known as Babili Muhammad) and Abderrahmane Miloud (also known as Ghazi Ibrahim)—who are linked to ISIS. U.S. statements say crypto is used by one of the men to transfer funds on behalf of ISIS allies, while another provided information related to explosives. Several Nigeria-based bureaux de change are also listed, including General Currency Bureau De Change Limited (Lagos), Manhattan Bureau De Change (Kano), and Nine To Nine Exchange Bureau De Change (Lagos), among others.

The U.S. says the designations reflect ongoing efforts, including coordination with Nigeria, to constrain ISIS finances and intermediaries.

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The United States has released the names of individuals and entities connected with ISIS financial networks, in furtherance of the Trump Administration’s fight against global terrorism financing. The designations announced on Monday affect three men and six businesses “who have enabled ISIS to move money across borders.” They operate in Europe, the Middle East, and West Africa. Washington says by crippling the web, which spans from France and Syria to Türkiye and Nigeria, the U.S. is cutting off funds that enable ISIS to execute attacks, support its regional affiliates, and threaten civilians, including religious minorities. The targets include a Nigerian whose money exchange firms served as conduits for ISIS financing, a French man who provided information on explosives to ISIS supporters, and a Syrian who used crypto to transfer funds on behalf of ISIS allies. The American government reaffirmed its strong partnership with Nigeria, which joined the U.S. in the May 16, 2026, operation that resulted in the killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the number two official in ISIS. The United States’ unrelenting pressure on ISIS, according to the State Department, continues to decentralize its operations and rely on financial intermediaries to connect its global network. “We will continue to use every diplomatic and legal tool available to hold ISIS and its supporters accountable – wherever they operate and however they move money,” the statement reads. The Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has published the details of companies and three nationals now regarded as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT). The Nigerian is Muhammad Mukhtar Adamu, linked to ISIS-West Africa. Born 02 (alt 03) August 1990, Muhammad’s home address shows he resides in the Agege area of Lagos. The Syrian is Abdelhakim Boukich a.k.a. Babili Muhammad, DOB 15 Dec 1993; alt. DOB 01 Jan 1991. The French is Abderrahmane Miloud a.k.a. Ghazi Ibrahim, DOB August 1992. Both are linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The three companies linked to Muhammad, based in Nigeria, include General Currency Bureau De Change Limited, located in Lagos and established on January 9, 2019, with Registration Number RC 1555604. Others: Manhattan Bureau De Change, Murtala Mohammad Way, Kano, est. 26 January 2021, Reg. No. RC 1763824; Nine To Nine Exchange Bureau De Change, FAAN Complex, Airport Road, Lagos, est. 22 August 2017, Reg. No. RC 1462752.

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