United States don sanction one Lagos-based man wey dey finance ISIS, plus three bureaux de change wey dey link to am. Di man, Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad, 35 years old, dey Agege, Lagos State, and dem say he dey move money for di terrorist group.
Di sanction na part of big action wey US take to target ISIS financial networks across Europe, Middle East, and West Africa. Di action dey under Executive Order 13224, and e target network wey operate for France, Turkiye, Syria, and Nigeria. Washington say dis network dey help fund ISIS attacks, support im affiliates, and threaten civilians, including religious minorities.
Muhammad, wey dem also know as Adamu Mukhtar and Muhammad Mukhtar, dem list am with address for Agege, Lagos State, and dem link am directly to ISIS-West Africa. According to US Department of State Office of Foreign Assets Control, di Nigeria-based facilitator serve as conduit for ISIS financing, using im bureaux de change for Lagos and Kano states.
Dem list di bureaux de change to include Generation Currency Bureau De Change Limited, and Nine to Nine Exchange Bureau De Change Limited, both based for Lagos State, and di Kano-based Manhattan Bureau De Change Limited.
Spokesperson Thomas “Tommy” Pigott say, “Under di leadership of President Trump, di United States dey dismantle ISIS ability to finance terrorism around di world. We dey cut off di financial lifelines wey enable ISIS to fund attacks, support im regional affiliates, and threaten civilians, including religious minorities.”
Pigott add, “These actions reflect di United States unrelenting pressure on ISIS, wey continue to decentralize im operations and rely on financial intermediaries to connect im global network.”
Di US also reaffirm im partnership with Nigeria, noting Abuja role for di May 16, 2026 operation wey kill Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, di number two official for ISIS. Washington assure say dem go continue to use “every diplomatic and legal tool available” to hold ISIS and im supporters accountable, and reaffirm commitment to protect religious minorities and work with partners to eliminate di threat.
Di Department say, “We go continue to use every diplomatic and legal tool available to hold ISIS and im supporters accountable wherever dem operate and however dem move money. We remain fully committed to protecting American lives, defending religious minorities, and working with international partners to eliminate di threat wey ISIS pose to global peace and security.”
All individuals and entities dem add to di Office of Foreign Assets Control Specially Designated Nationals list under Executive Order 13224. Di designation block dia US assets and prohibit transactions with Americans. ISIS dem first designate as Specially Designated Global Terrorist Organisation for 2004 and a Foreign Terrorist Organisation later dat year.
