Global anti-terror action: US cracks down on Lagos-based ISIS financier, BDC operator (opens original article in a new tab)

The US has sanctioned a Lagos-based ISIS financier and associated bureaux de change under Executive Order 13224, targeting networks in multiple countries to disrupt ISIS funding.

• US sanctions Lagos-based ISIS financier Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad and three BDCs for allegedly funding ISIS
• Action under Executive Order 13224 targets networks in France, Turkey, Syria, and Nigeria
• US expands sanctions on Nigerians linked to ISIS and Boko Haram, citing financial intermediaries and crypto operations