The United States also designated three Nigerian companies allegedly linked to Muhammad and the ISIS financial network.
The United States government has sanctioned a Nigerian national and three Nigeria-based financial firms for allegedly facilitating the movement of funds linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), placing them among a group of individuals and entities accused of supporting the terrorist organisation's global financial operations.
The action was announced by the U.S. Department of State in a statement issued by spokesperson Thomas Pigott, who said the sanctions targeted three individuals and six entities operating across several countries, including Nigeria, France, Syria and Türkiye.
Among those designated is Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad, a Nigerian national whom U.S. authorities alleged was connected to ISIS West Africa through a network of money exchange businesses operating in Nigeria.
According to details released by the U.S. government, Muhammad, also identified as ADAMU, Mukhtar and MUKHTAR, Muhammad, resides at No. 45 Abimbola Street, off Capital Road, Morcas Agege, Lagos State. He was born on August 2, 1990, and holds passport numbers A11904741 and A07422697.
