The identities of 15 individuals and entities being suspected of terrorism financing, has been made public by the Federal Government on Wednesday.
The list is made up of nine individuals and six Bureau De Change operators.
The nine individuals under sanctions are
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
The six BDCs and firms are
10. West and East Africa General Trading Company Limited
11. Settings Bureau De Change Limited
12. G. Side General Enterprises
13. Desert Exchange Ventures Limited
14. Eagle Square General Trading Company Limited
15. Alfa Exchange BDC.
21st CENTURY CHRONICLE reports that earlier in the day most media on their online platforms gave details of the suspects including their modus operandi, location but without their real names mentioned.
The only mentioned name was that of a Kaduna-based publisher Tukur Mamu who is already being prosecuted for terrorism related activities by the FG.
The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit in an email to The Punch on Tuesday titled “Designation of Individuals and Entities for March 18, 2024.” in which it gave graphic illustrations particularly of the suspects of what they did, and where they carried out operations in different parts of the country.
The document showed that the Nigeria Sanctions Committee on March 18, 2024, recommended sanctions for certain individuals and entities due to their involvement in terrorism financing.