US Unveils Identities Of Nigerian, Firms Funding Terrorism

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The United States has desig­nated a Nigerian national and three companies operating in the country as alleged financial facilitators of activities linked to the terrorist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

They were designated in the latest action, which targeted a to­tal of three individuals and six entities accused of facilitating the movement of funds for ISIS operations globally.

In a statement issued on Mon­day and sighted on Tuesday, U.S. Department of State spokesper­son, Thomas Pigott, said desig­nations cut across France, Syria, Türkiye, and Nigeria.

He described the network as one that enables ISIS to move money across borders.

“Today’s designations target three individuals and six entities operating across Europe, the Middle East, and West Africa who have enabled ISIS to move money across borders — expos­ing a network that spans from France and Syria to Türkiye and Nigeria.

“Among those designated is a France-based facilitator who provided information concern­ing the use of explosives to ISIS supporters, a Syria-based opera­tor who used cryptocurrency to transfer funds on behalf of ISIS associates in multiple countries, including the United States, and a Nigeria-based facilitator whose money exchange businesses served as conduits for ISIS financ­ing,” the statement added.

In a further update released on Monday, the US released the identities of the three persons and six companies designated.

Apart from the Nigerian na­tional, three of the six designated companies are also from Nigeria, two from Lagos State and one from Kano.

Full List of Specially Desig­nated Nationals (SDN):

ABDELHAKIM, Boukich (a.k.a. “ALHOLANDI, Abu Sulay­man”; “BABILI, Muhammad”); Syria; DOB 15 Dec 1993 (alt. 01 Jan 1991); POB The Hague, Nether­lands (alt. Aleppo, Syria); nation­ality Netherlands; male; National ID No. 02040063438 (Syria) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISIS).

ABDERRAHMANE, Mi­loud (a.k.a. “GHAZI, Ibrahim”); France; DOB Aug 1992; na­tionality/citizenship France; male; Digital Currency Ad­dresses: TRX TBXMiRqUp1X­H1zLazWu8cWitMAScv4HsYq; TRX TDFj8tYzfLDkwEMo4M­J2DfrbpMztuCCnan [SDGT] (Linked To: ISIS).

MUHAMMAD, Mukhtar Adamu (a.k.a. ADAMU, Mukhtar; MUKHTAR, Muham­mad); No. 45 Abimbola Street, off Capital Road, Morcas Agege, Lagos State, Nigeria; DOB 02 Aug 1990 (alt. 03 Aug 1990); nationali­ty Nigeria; male; Passport Nos. A11904741; A07422697 [SDGT] (Linked To: ISIS-WEST AFRI­CA).

Entities added to SDN List:

ALKARAM DANISMANLIK GAYRIMENKUL IC VE DIS GENEL TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI (a.k.a. AL-KARAM COMPANY; AL-KARAM MON­EY TRANSFER COMPANY; SPIDER COMPANY ISTANBUL EXCHANGE RATES); Fatih, Is­tanbul, Türkiye; [SDGT] (Linked To: ISIS).

BITCOIN EXCHANGE AGENT IDLIB’S NO.1 COIN EXCHANGE (a.k.a. IDLIB NO 1 BTC; NO.1 BITCOIN EX­CHANGE AGENT; BITCOIN XCHANGE); Idlib, Salqin, Dark­ush, Sarmada, Syria; [SDGT] (Linked To: ISIS).

GENERATION CURRENCY BUREAU DE CHANGE LIMIT­ED; Lagos, Nigeria; RC 1555604; [SDGT] (Linked To: Mukhtar Adamu / ISIS network).

MANHATTAN BUREAU DE CHANGE LIMITED; No. 59 Murtala Mohammed Way, Wapa, Kano, Nigeria; RC 1763824; [SDGT] (Linked To: Mukhtar Adamu / ISIS network).

NINE TO NINE EXCHANGE BUREAU DE CHANGE LIMIT­ED; Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria; RC 1462752; [SDGT] (Linked To: Mukhtar Adamu / ISIS network).

SPIDER GAYRIMENKUL VE GENEL TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI (a.k.a. SPIDER MON­EY TRANSFER COMPANY; SPI­DER TICARET); Istanbul, Türki­ye; [SDGT] (Linked To: ISIS).

The U.S. reaffirmed its “strong partnership with Nige­ria,” which joined the United States in the May 16, 2026 opera­tion that resulted in the killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described as the number two official in ISIS.

Pigott said the United States would continue to apply dip­lomatic and legal measures against ISIS and its supporters worldwide.

“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. We remain fully committed to protecting American lives, de­fending religious minorities, and working with international partners to eliminate the threat that ISIS poses to global peace and security,” he said.

The action, according to the statement, was taken under Ex­ecutive Order 13224, as amended.

It also noted that ISIS, former­ly known as al-Qa’ida in Iraq, was designated a Specially Designat­ed Global Terrorist (SDGT) or­ganisation in 2004.