The entire list of people and organizations accused by the Federal Government of funding terrorism in Nigeria has been made public. Six Bureau De Change, (BDC) operators and Tukur Mamu, a close ally of Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, are on the list.
Recall that nine people and six Bureau De Change operators were among those funding terrorism, according to information previously made public by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, or NFIU.
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The Nigeria Sanctions Committee met on March 18, 2024, and during that meeting, some people and organizations were identified for sanctions because of their connections to the financing of terrorism, according to the NFIU’s report, “Identification of Persons and Organizations as of March 18, 2024.”
Following this, former President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aide, Bashir Ahmad, published a post on X on Monday that said, “The Federal Government has released names and BDCs funding terrorists in Nigeria.” We hope that those people will be held accountable for their actions by the appropriate legal authorities.
Thy comprises:
1. Tukur Mamu
2. Yusuf Ghazali
3. Muhammad Sani
4. Abubakar Muhammad
5. Sallamudeen Hassan
6. Adamu Ishak
7. Hassana-Oyiza Isah
8. Abdulkareem Musa
9. Umar Abdullahi
These six BDCs and companies are:
10. West and East Africa General Trading Company Limited
11. Settings Bureau De Change Ltd
12. G. Side General Enterprises
13. Desert Exchange Ventures Limited
14. Eagle Square General Trading Company Limited
15. Alfa Exchange BDC
