The United States Government has designated a Nigerian national, Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad, and three Nigerian companies over their alleged involvement in financing activities linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS.
The designation was announced in a statement issued on Monday by the US Department of State spokesperson, Thomas Pigott.
According to the statement, Muhammad, who is allegedly linked to ISIS West Africa, was among three individuals and six entities sanctioned for facilitating the movement of funds for ISIS operations across different countries.
The three Nigerian companies named are Generation Currency Bureau de Change Limited, Manhattan Bureau de Change Limited, Kano, and Nine to Nine Exchange Bureau de Change Limited, Lagos.
Pigott alleged that the businesses operated as channels for moving funds on behalf of the terrorist network.
“Today’s designations target three individuals and six entities operating across Europe, the Middle East, and West Africa who have enabled ISIS to move money across borders,” he said.
He added that a Nigeria-based facilitator used money exchange businesses to support ISIS financing activities.
The US also reaffirmed its partnership with Nigeria, noting that both countries collaborated in a May 2026 operation that led to the killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described as ISIS’s second-in-command.
Pigott said Washington would continue to deploy diplomatic and legal measures against ISIS and its supporters worldwide.
“We will continue to use every diplomatic and legal tool available to hold ISIS and its supporters accountable wherever they operate and however they move money,” he stated.
The designation was made under Executive Order 13224, as amended, targeting individuals and entities accused of supporting terrorism financing.
