Nigeria Updates Terrorism Sanctions List with 48 Individuals, 12 Entities

The Nigerian Federal Government has released an updated sanctions list naming 48 individuals and 12 entities accused of financing and supporting terrorism, as part of intensified efforts to disrupt networks funding extremist groups across the country. The Nigeria Sanctions Committee published the list on Saturday via its official website, highlighting alleged links to organizations such as the Islamic State West Africa Province, Boko Haram, Ansaru, and the Indigenous People of Biafra.

Prominent figures on the list include Tukur Mamu, a publisher and negotiator accused of facilitating ransom payments exceeding $200,000 to ISWAP for the release of hostages from the 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train attack. Authorities described Mamu as participating in terrorism financing through receiving and delivering such funds. Also named is Simon Ekpa, a Finland-based leader of an IPOB faction, who was sentenced in September 2025 to six years in prison by a Finnish court for inciting terrorism and group involvement. Abdulsamat Ohida, identified as a senior ISWAP commander in Okene, faces allegations of orchestrating the June 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, and the July...