US lists Nigerian  firms linked to ISIS terror 

Two of the companies operate in Lagos, South West

By Oguntibeju Oluwafemi Torisheju

The United States has announced Nigerian companies linked to global terrorism. Consequently the US plans to impose sanctions and punish the terror promoting groups.

The US claimed that the companies are providing funds for Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

These Nigerian targets were part of a global sweep that blacklisted three individuals and six entities across multiple countries. According to a statement released on Monday by U.S. Department of State spokesperson Thomas Pigott and made available to Irohinoodua, these financial networks were spread across France, Syria, Türkiye, and Nigeria.

The designated Nigerian is Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad (also known as ADAMU, Mukhtar; MUKHTAR, Muhammad). Two of the funders of terrorism operate cover companies with their addresses in Lagos raising deep concern about the security of the people of South West. Stated address of one of the companies is No. 45 Abimbola Street, off Capital Road, Morcas Agege, Lagos State, Nigeria.The sanctions subject the named individuals and their associated enterprises to U.S. asset freezes and transaction prohibitions.

Pigott said the targeted network serves as a vital financial pipeline for the Islamic State. He noted that the recent international sanctions aim at six organizations and three individuals spanning Europe, West Africa, and the Middle East, exposing an illicit operation extending from France and Syria to Türkiye and Nigeria.

Three of the sanctioned firms are Nigerian—two from Lagos and one in Kano. The U.S. also praised its security partnership with Nigeria.

Among those sanctioned is a French-based operative who distributed bomb-making instructions to ISIS sympathizers, a Syrian-based money exchanger who processed cryptocurrency for the terrorist group, and a Nigeria-based financier whose currency exchange outlets operated as financial pipelines for the extremist network. 

The U.S. government publicly identified the three individuals and six corporate entities involved. Alongside the designated Nigerian national, three of the six sanctioned companies operate in Nigeria: two are based in Lagos State, and one is located in Kano.

The U.S. reaffirmed its robust alliance with Nigeria, highlighting the two nations’ cooperation in a May 16, 2026, operation that eliminated Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, ISIS’s second-in-command. 

Pigott said the U.S. will continue to use all available diplomatic and legal tools to track down and penalize ISIS and its global financial backers.