The United States has identified a Nigerian national and three companies allegedly involved in facilitating cross-border financial transactions for ISIS. According to U.S. authorities, the network helped move funds between countries including France, Syria, Tรผrkiye, and Nigeria, enabling the terrorist group to finance attacks, support its regional affiliates, and threaten civilians, including religious minorities.
The individual named is Muhammad Mukhtar Adamu, a suspected ISIS-West Africa affiliate. Born in August 1990, Adamu is reported to reside in the Agege area of Lagos.
The three companies linked to him are General Currency Bureau De Change Limited, based in Lagos; Nine To Nine Exchange Bureau De Change, located at the FAAN Complex on Airport Road, Lagos; and Manhattan Bureau De Change, situated on Murtala Mohammed Way in Kano.