US alleged Nigerian ISIS facilitator, Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad has been traced to direct his operations from Agege area of Lagos State, and Kano, major economic hubs in Nigeria.
Adamu was formally unveiled by the U.S. as a significant ISIS facilitator in West Africa, with immediate financial restrictions intended to curb his operations associated terror groups.
According to U.S. intelligence and official announcements, he acted as a key financial pipeline manager for ISIS-West Africa, facilitating illicit fund transfers that supported terrorist activities in the region
His operations allegedly connected local activity in Nigeria with transnational ISIS networks in countries including France, Syria, and Türkiye.
Muhammad controls three Nigeria-based money service businesses (MSBs) that were used to channel funds on behalf of ISIS-WA.
They are Nine to Nine Exchange Bureau de Change Limited – Located within the FAAN Complex along Airport Road in Ikeja, Lagos, Generation Currency Bureau de Change Limited in Lagos State, and Manhattan Bureau de Change Limited – Situated along Murtala Mohammed Way, Kano State.
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These companies were reportedly converted into operational conduits, enabling regional ISIS commanders to move capital internationally and maintain liquidity for insurgent operations.
As a result the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Muhammad and his associated businesses under Executive Order 13224.
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This action Freezes all assets under U.S. jurisdiction, prohibits U.S. persons from engaging in transactions with the designated individual or entities, and may expose foreign persons and financial institutions to secondary sanctions if they facilitate transactions for Muhammad or his firms.
