The United States has designated a Nigerian national and three companies operating in the country as alleged financial facilitators of activities linked to the terrorist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
They were designated in the latest action, which targeted a total of three individuals and six entities accused of facilitating the movement of funds for ISIS operations globally.
In a statement issued on Monday and sighted on Tuesday, U.S. Department of State spokesperson Thomas Pigott said designations cut across France, Syria, Türkiye, and Nigeria.
According to the statement, the Nigerian is Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad (a.k.a. ADAMU, Mukhtar; MUKHTAR, Muhammad); No. 45 Abimbola Street, off Capital Road, Morcas Agege, Lagos State, Nigeria;
Muhammad, born on August 2, 1990, with passport Nos. A11904741; A07422697 [SDGT] was linked to ISIS West Africa.
According to the statement, one of the firms indicted is Generation Currency Bureau de Change Limited, RC 1555604,
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