The US Government has identified several individuals including a Nigerian facilitating fund movement for international terror group ISIS.
The revelation comes amid the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to disrupt ISIS’s financial networks and fight global terrorism financing.
According to the US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the individuals and companies are now classified as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT).
The designations revealed on June 22 features three men and six businesses that help ISIS to move money across borders. These entities operate in Europe, Middle East, and West Africa across countries like France, Syria, Türkiye and Nigeria.
Meanwhile, the US is now cutting off these funds to slow down the terror group from executing attacks or supporting its regional affiliates.
The Nigerian man identified as Muhammad Mukhtar Adamu is reportedly linked to ISIS-West Africa. Muhammed owns three Bureau De Change (BDC) companies based in Nigeria with two located in Lagos, and one in Kano.
The others are a Syrian named Abdelhakim Boukich, and French national, Anderrahmane Miloud, both of whom are linked to ISIL.
Specifically, the Nigerian uses his BDCs as pipelines for ISIS financing while the Frenchman provides explosives information. The Syrian on the other hand facilitates ISIS funding via cryptocurrency.
