FG Publishes List of 48 Terror Financing Suspects, Groups

FG Publishes List of 48 Terror Financing Suspects, Groups

The Federal Government has unveiled a list of 48 individuals and organisations it says are linked to terrorism financing, in a fresh move to disrupt funding channels for armed and extremist groups operating in the country.

The list, released by the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NIGSAC), names several high-profile figures and entities allegedly connected to proscribed organisations, including the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Ansarul Sudan (Ansaru), and the Islamic State West Africa Province.

Among those listed is Simon Ekpa, a Finland-based separatist figure linked to a faction of IPOB. Ekpa was, on September 1, 2025, sentenced to six years imprisonment by a Finnish court for terrorism-related offences, including incitement and participation in the activities of a terrorist group.

Also named is Tukur Mamu, a Kaduna-based publisher currently standing trial in Nigeria over alleged involvement in terrorism financing. Mamu, who was arrested in 2022, is facing multiple charges filed by the Federal Government, bordering on providing logistical and financial support to terrorist networks. He has denied the allegations.

Other individuals on the sanctions list include Abdulsamat Ohida, Mohammed Sani, Abdurrahaman Abdurrahaman, Fatima Ishaq, Yusuf Ghazali, Abubakar Muhammad, Sallamudeen Hassan, Adamu Ishak, Hassana Isah, Abdulkareem Musa, Umar Abdullahi, Bashir Yusuf, Ibrahim Alhassan, Salihu Adamu, Surajo Mohammad, Fannami Bukar, Muhammed Musa, Sahabi Ismail, Mohammed Buba, Adamu Hassan, Hassan Mohammed, Usman Abubakar, Kubara Salawu, and Rabiu Suleiman.

The list also features several persons from the South-East, including Simon Njoku, Godstime Iyare, Francis Mmadubuchi, John Onwumere, Chikwuka Eze, Edwin Chukwuedo, Chiwendu Owoh, Ginika Orji, Awo Uchechukwu, Mercy Ali, Ohagwu Juliana, Eze Okpoto, Nwaobi Chimezie, and Ogumu Kewe.

In addition to individuals, the government identified a number of organisations allegedly involved in financing or supporting terrorism. These include Jama’atu Wal-Jihad, Ansarul Sudan (Ansaru), Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Yan Group, and Yan Group NLBDG.

The publication of the list comes amid intensified efforts by authorities to clamp down on financial networks believed to be sustaining insurgency and separatist activities across different parts of the country.

Security agencies have in recent months stepped up monitoring of suspicious financial flows, with officials insisting that choking funding sources remains a critical strategy in addressing Nigeria’s evolving security challenges.