Amid escalating terror attacks across the country, particularly in the North-East, the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) has released an updated list of individuals and entities designated as sponsors or facilitators of Boko Haram.

The updated records, obtained from the NSC and the Nigeria Sanctions Board website, identified several individuals and businesses allegedly involved in funding and providing logistical support to insurgents.

According to official circulars, those designated include Abdulsamat Ohida, Mohammed Sani, Abdurrahaman Abdurrahaman, Fatima Ishaq, Tukur Mamu, Yusuf Ghazali, Muhammad Sani, Abubakar Muhammad, Sallamudeen Hassan, Adamu Ishak, Hassana Isah, Abdulkareem Musa, Umar Abdullahi, Abdurrahaman Ado, Bashir Yusuf, Ibrahim Alhassan, Muhammad Isah, Salihu Adamu, Surajo Mohammad, Fannami Bukar, Muhammed Musa and Sahabi Ismail.

The list also features several organisations, including Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, Ansarul Sudan, Islamic State West Africa Province, Indigenous People of Biafra, Yan Group and Yan Group (NLBDG), alongside individuals such as Adamu Hassan, Hassan Mohammed, Usman Abubakar, Kubara Salawu, Rabiu Suleiman, Simon Njoku, Godstime Iyare, Francis Mmaduabuchi, John Onwumere, Chikwuka Eze, Edwin Chukwuedo, Chiwendu Owoh, Ginika Orji, Awo Uchechukwu, Mercy Ali, Ohagwu Juliana, Eze Okpoto, Nwaobi Chimezie and Ogumu Kewe.

In addition, the committee blacklisted several companies—mainly Bureau De Change operators and trading firms—suspected of laundering or moving funds for the insurgents. These include West and East Africa General Trading Co. Ltd, Settings Bureau De Change Ltd, G. Side General Enterprises, Desert Exchange Ventures Limited, Eagle Square General Trading Co. Ltd, Alfa Exchange BDC, Alin Yar Yaya General Enterprises, K. Are Nigeria Limited, Suhailah Bashir General Enterprises, Igwe Ka Ala Enterprises, Seficuvi Global Company and Lakurawa Sect.

The sanctions were issued under the provisions of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, which empowers authorities to freeze assets and economic resources of suspected terrorist financiers without prior notice.

Sources indicated that the updated list is based on joint intelligence efforts involving Nigeria, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States, and authorities in the United Arab Emirates. Investigations reportedly uncovered a “Dubai Network” that transferred over $782,000 to Boko Haram.

Following the latest designation, the Federal Government has directed all financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses to immediately identify and freeze accounts linked to the listed individuals and entities.

The list, which has been evolving since March 2024 when several individuals were first designated under the anti-terrorism law, reflects growing efforts to cut off funding channels amid rising insecurity in the North-East.

A presidency source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the development, noting that it underscores the administration’s resolve to combat insurgency and terrorism in the country.