The United States has designated a Nigerian national alongside several individuals and entities across Europe, the Middle East, and West Africa for allegedly financing terrorism linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
The designation was announced in a statement issued by Thomas Pigott, spokesperson for the US Department of State. According to the statement, the action targets three individuals and six entities accused of facilitating the movement of funds for ISIS operations around the world.
Pigott said the network operates across France, Syria, Türkiye, and Nigeria, where it allegedly coordinated cross-border financial transactions on behalf of the terrorist group.
“Under the leadership of President Trump, the United States is dismantling ISIS’s ability to finance terrorism around the world. We are cutting off the financial lifelines that enable ISIS to fund attacks, support its regional affiliates, and threaten civilians, including religious minorities,” Pigott said.
Nigerian Among ISIS Financing Suspects
Among those designated is a France-based facilitator who allegedly supplied ISIS supporters with information related to the use of explosives. The US also identified a Syria-based operator accused of using cryptocurrency channels to transfer funds to ISIS associates in several countries, including the United States.
In Nigeria, the designated individual is described as a money exchanger whose businesses allegedly functioned as conduits for financing ISIS activities.
The US government said the latest measures form part of its broader efforts to disrupt and dismantle financial networks that support ISIS and its operations worldwide.
