US sanctions Lagos-based ISIS financier, bureaux de change in global terror crackdown (opens original article in a new tab)

The US sanctioned a Lagos-based ISIS financier and three bureaux de change linked to ISIS, part of a global crackdown targeting financial networks in Europe, the Middle East, and West Africa.

• US sanctions Lagos-based ISIS financier Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad and three bureaux de change for allegedly moving funds for ISIS
• Sanctions target a network operating in France, Turkiye, Syria, and Nigeria, with links to ISIS-West Africa and cryptocurrency transfers
• US reaffirms partnership with Nigeria and commitment to holding ISIS accountable through diplomatic and legal tools