IPOB leaders, Mamu, among 48 suspected terrorism financiers
The federal government has published a list of 48 individuals and groups allegedly linked to terrorism financing in Nigeria.
The list, released on Saturday by the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NIGSAC), includes persons and entities suspected of involvement in terrorism-related activities.
It also includesthose with links to proscribed and extremist groups such as the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Ansarul Sudan (Ansaru), and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)..
Among those named is Simon Ekpa, a Finland-based leader of IPOB, which has been designated by the government as a terrorist organisation.
Ekpa is currently serving a six year jail term for terrorism offences. A court in Finland found him guilty of inciting terrorism and participating in the activities of a terrorist group.
Also listed is Tukur Mamu, a Kaduna-based publisher who is currently facing trial over alleged involvement in terrorism financing.
Mamu was arrested in 2022 and has since been arraigned on multiple charges filed by the federal government, including allegations of supporting terrorist groups through logistics and financial networks. He has denied the charges.
Other individuals on the 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 individuals 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.
Entities named 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 development comes as courts jailed over 300 terrorists in Abuja.
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