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DESIGNATION OF INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITY FOR 18TH MARCH 2024 BY THE NIGERIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE

DESIGNATION OF ABDURRAHAMAN MUSA ADO AS AN INDIVIDUAL/ENTITY ASSOCIATED TO BOKO HARAM TERRORIST GROUP

On 8th November, 2022, the Chairman of Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) on the recommendation of the NSC designated Abdurrahaman Musa Ado NLJASi.1 as a terrorist financier and directs his addition to the Nigeria Sanctions List. Pursuant to the provisions of section 54 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, all financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions are required to:
a) immediately, identify and freeze, without prior notice, all funds, assets, and any other economic resources belonging to the designated persons and entities in your possession and report same to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee;
(b) report to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee, any assets frozen or actions taken in compliance with the designation, including attempted transactions;
(c) immediately file a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU for further analysis on the financial activities of such an individual or entity; and
(d) report as a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU, all cases of name matching in financial transactions prior to or after receipt of the Nigerian Sanctions List.
(d) subsequently prohibit dealings with the designated persons and entities and to continue to check for transactions relating to the designated person or entity and the actions to be taken if funds or other assets or suspect transactions are discovered
(e) note that this freezing obligation extends to:
(i) all funds or other assets that are owned or controlled by the designated person or entity, and not just those that can be tied to a particular act, plot, or threat of terrorism or terrorism financing;
(ii) those funds or other assets that are wholly or jointly owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by designated persons or entities;
(iii) the funds or other assets derived or generated from funds or other assets owned or controlled directly or indirectly by designated persons or entities; and
(iv) funds or other assets of persons and entities acting on behalf of, or at the direction of designated persons or entities.
(f) note that this asset freezing mechanism is a preventive tool to disrupt terrorist support and activity and it is incumbent on financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions to comply with the asset freezing obligations, giving the potential of both criminal and civil liabilities for non-compliance, as well as the reputational risks for financial institutions and DNFBPs of being seen to be in breach of the asset freezing mechanism.
(g) All actions taken pursuant to this publication should be immediately communicated to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee through nigsac@nfiu.gov.ng

DESIGNATION OF BASHIR ALI YUSUF AS AN INDIVIDUAL/ENTITY ASSOCIATED TO BOKO HARAM TERRORIST GROUP

On 8th November, 2022, the Chairman of Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) on the recommendation of the NSC designated Bashir Ali Yusuf NLJASi.2 as a terrorist financier and directs his addition to the Nigeria Sanctions List. Pursuant to the provisions of section 54 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, all financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions are required to:
a) immediately, identify and freeze, without prior notice, all funds, assets, and any other economic resources belonging to the designated persons and entities in your possession and report same to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee;
(b) report to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee, any assets frozen or actions taken in compliance with the designation, including attempted transactions;
(c) immediately file a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU for further analysis on the financial activities of such an individual or entity; and
(d) report as a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU, all cases of name matching in financial transactions prior to or after receipt of the Nigerian Sanctions List.
(d) subsequently prohibit dealings with the designated persons and entities and to continue to check for transactions relating to the designated person or entity and the actions to be taken if funds or other assets or suspect transactions are discovered
(e) note that this freezing obligation extends to:
(i) all funds or other assets that are owned or controlled by the designated person or entity, and not just those that can be tied to a particular act, plot, or threat of terrorism or terrorism financing;
(ii) those funds or other assets that are wholly or jointly owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by designated persons or entities;
(iii) the funds or other assets derived or generated from funds or other assets owned or controlled directly or indirectly by designated persons or entities; and
(iv) funds or other assets of persons and entities acting on behalf of, or at the direction of designated persons or entities.
(f) note that this asset freezing mechanism is a preventive tool to disrupt terrorist support and activity and it is incumbent on financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions to comply with the asset freezing obligations, giving the potential of both criminal and civil liabilities for non-compliance, as well as the reputational risks for financial institutions and DNFBPs of being seen to be in breach of the asset freezing mechanism.
(g) All actions taken pursuant to this publication should be immediately communicated to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee through nigsac@nfiu.gov.ng

DESIGNATION OF IBRAHIM ALI ALHASSAN AS AN INDIVIDUAL/ENTITY ASSOCIATED TO BOKO HARAM TERRORIST GROUP

On 8th November, 2022, the Chairman of Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) on the recommendation of the NSC designated Ibrahim Ali Alhassan NLJASi.3 as a terrorist financier and directs his addition to the Nigeria Sanctions List. Pursuant to the provisions of section 54 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, all financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions are required to:
a) immediately, identify and freeze, without prior notice, all funds, assets, and any other economic resources belonging to the designated persons and entities in your possession and report same to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee;
(b) report to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee, any assets frozen or actions taken in compliance with the designation, including attempted transactions;
(c) immediately file a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU for further analysis on the financial activities of such an individual or entity; and
(d) report as a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU, all cases of name matching in financial transactions prior to or after receipt of the Nigerian Sanctions List.
(d) subsequently prohibit dealings with the designated persons and entities and to continue to check for transactions relating to the designated person or entity and the actions to be taken if funds or other assets or suspect transactions are discovered
(e) note that this freezing obligation extends to:
(i) all funds or other assets that are owned or controlled by the designated person or entity, and not just those that can be tied to a particular act, plot, or threat of terrorism or terrorism financing;
(ii) those funds or other assets that are wholly or jointly owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by designated persons or entities;
(iii) the funds or other assets derived or generated from funds or other assets owned or controlled directly or indirectly by designated persons or entities; and
(iv) funds or other assets of persons and entities acting on behalf of, or at the direction of designated persons or entities.
(f) note that this asset freezing mechanism is a preventive tool to disrupt terrorist support and activity and it is incumbent on financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions to comply with the asset freezing obligations, giving the potential of both criminal and civil liabilities for non-compliance, as well as the reputational risks for financial institutions and DNFBPs of being seen to be in breach of the asset freezing mechanism.
(g) All actions taken pursuant to this publication should be immediately communicated to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee through nigsac@nfiu.gov.ng

DESIGNATION OF MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM ISAH AS AN INDIVIDUAL/ENTITY ASSOCIATED TO BOKO HARAM TERRORIST GROUP

On 8th November, 2022, the Chairman of Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) on the recommendation of the NSC designated Muhammad Ibrahim Isah NLJASi.4 as a terrorist financier and directs his addition to the Nigeria Sanctions List. Pursuant to the provisions of section 54 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, all financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions are required to:
(a) immediately, identify and freeze, without prior notice, all funds, assets, and any other economic resources belonging to the designated persons and entities in your possession and report same to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee;
(b) report to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee, any assets frozen or actions taken in compliance with the designation, including attempted transactions;
(c) immediately file a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU for further analysis on the financial activities of such an individual or entity; and
(d) report as a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU, all cases of name matching in financial transactions prior to or after receipt of the Nigerian Sanctions List.
(d) subsequently prohibit dealings with the designated persons and entities and to continue to check for transactions relating to the designated person or entity and the actions to be taken if funds or other assets or suspect transactions are discovered
(e) note that this freezing obligation extends to:
(i) all funds or other assets that are owned or controlled by the designated person or entity, and not just those that can be tied to a particular act, plot, or threat of terrorism or terrorism financing;
(ii) those funds or other assets that are wholly or jointly owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by designated persons or entities;
(iii) the funds or other assets derived or generated from funds or other assets owned or controlled directly or indirectly by designated persons or entities; and
(iv) funds or other assets of persons and entities acting on behalf of, or at the direction of designated persons or entities.
(f) note that this asset freezing mechanism is a preventive tool to disrupt terrorist support and activity and it is incumbent on financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions to comply with the asset freezing obligations, giving the potential of both criminal and civil liabilities for non-compliance, as well as the reputational risks for financial institutions and DNFBPs of being seen to be in breach of the asset freezing mechanism.
(g) All actions taken pursuant to this publication should be immediately communicated to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee through nigsac@nfiu.gov.ng

DESIGNATION OF SALIHU YUSUF ADAMU AS AN INDIVIDUAL/ENTITY ASSOCIATED TO BOKO HARAM TERRORIST GROUP

On 8th November, 2022, the Chairman of Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) on the recommendation of the NSC designated Salihu Yusuf Adamu NLJASi.5 as a terrorist financier and directs his addition to the Nigeria Sanctions List. Pursuant to the provisions of section 54 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, all financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions are required to:
(a) immediately, identify and freeze, without prior notice, all funds, assets, and any other economic resources belonging to the designated persons and entities in your possession and report same to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee;
(b) report to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee, any assets frozen or actions taken in compliance with the designation, including attempted transactions;
(c) immediately file a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU for further analysis on the financial activities of such an individual or entity; and
(d) report as a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU, all cases of name matching in financial transactions prior to or after receipt of the Nigerian Sanctions List.
(d) subsequently prohibit dealings with the designated persons and entities and to continue to check for transactions relating to the designated person or entity and the actions to be taken if funds or other assets or suspect transactions are discovered
(e) note that this freezing obligation extends to:
(i) all funds or other assets that are owned or controlled by the designated person or entity, and not just those that can be tied to a particular act, plot, or threat of terrorism or terrorism financing;
(ii) those funds or other assets that are wholly or jointly owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by designated persons or entities;
(iii) the funds or other assets derived or generated from funds or other assets owned or controlled directly or indirectly by designated persons or entities; and
(iv) funds or other assets of persons and entities acting on behalf of, or at the direction of designated persons or entities.
(f) note that this asset freezing mechanism is a preventive tool to disrupt terrorist support and activity and it is incumbent on financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions to comply with the asset freezing obligations, giving the potential of both criminal and civil liabilities for non-compliance, as well as the reputational risks for financial institutions and DNFBPs of being seen to be in breach of the asset freezing mechanism.
(g) All actions taken pursuant to this publication should be immediately communicated to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee through nigsac@nfiu.gov.ng

DESIGNATION OF SURAJO ABUBAKAR MOHAMMAD AS AN INDIVIDUAL/ENTITY ASSOCIATED TO BOKO HARAM TERRORIST GROUP

On 8th November, 2022, the Chairman of Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) on the recommendation of the NSC designated Surajo Abubakar Mohammad NLJASi.6 as a terrorist financier and directs his addition to the Nigeria Sanctions List. Pursuant to the provisions of section 54 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, all financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions are required to:
(a) immediately, identify and freeze, without prior notice, all funds, assets, and any other economic resources belonging to the designated persons and entities in your possession and report same to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee;
(b) report to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee, any assets frozen or actions taken in compliance with the designation, including attempted transactions;
(c) immediately file a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU for further analysis on the financial activities of such an individual or entity; and
(d) report as a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU, all cases of name matching in financial transactions prior to or after receipt of the Nigerian Sanctions List.
(d) subsequently prohibit dealings with the designated persons and entities and to continue to check for transactions relating to the designated person or entity and the actions to be taken if funds or other assets or suspect transactions are discovered
(e) note that this freezing obligation extends to:
(i) all funds or other assets that are owned or controlled by the designated person or entity, and not just those that can be tied to a particular act, plot, or threat of terrorism or terrorism financing;
(ii) those funds or other assets that are wholly or jointly owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by designated persons or entities;
(iii) the funds or other assets derived or generated from funds or other assets owned or controlled directly or indirectly by designated persons or entities; and
(iv) funds or other assets of persons and entities acting on behalf of, or at the direction of designated persons or entities.
(f) note that this asset freezing mechanism is a preventive tool to disrupt terrorist support and activity and it is incumbent on financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions to comply with the asset freezing obligations, giving the potential of both criminal and civil liabilities for non-compliance, as well as the reputational risks for financial institutions and DNFBPs of being seen to be in breach of the asset freezing mechanism.
(g) All actions taken pursuant to this publication should be immediately communicated to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee through nigsac@nfiu.gov.ng

DESIGNATION OF FANNAMI ALHAJI BUKAR AS AN INDIVIDUAL/ENTITY ASSOCIATED TO BOKO HARAM TERRORIST GROUP

On 8th November, 2022, the Chairman of Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) on the recommendation of the NSC designated Fannami Alhaji Bukar NLJASi.7 as a terrorist financier and directs his addition to the Nigeria Sanctions List. Pursuant to the provisions of section 54 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, all financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions are required to:
(a) immediately, identify and freeze, without prior notice, all funds, assets, and any other economic resources belonging to the designated persons and entities in your possession and report same to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee;
(b) report to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee, any assets frozen or actions taken in compliance with the designation, including attempted transactions;
(c) immediately file a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU for further analysis on the financial activities of such an individual or entity; and
(d) report as a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU, all cases of name matching in financial transactions prior to or after receipt of the Nigerian Sanctions List.
(d) subsequently prohibit dealings with the designated persons and entities and to continue to check for transactions relating to the designated person or entity and the actions to be taken if funds or other assets or suspect transactions are discovered
(e) note that this freezing obligation extends to:
(i) all funds or other assets that are owned or controlled by the designated person or entity, and not just those that can be tied to a particular act, plot, or threat of terrorism or terrorism financing;
(ii) those funds or other assets that are wholly or jointly owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by designated persons or entities;
(iii) the funds or other assets derived or generated from funds or other assets owned or controlled directly or indirectly by designated persons or entities; and
(iv) funds or other assets of persons and entities acting on behalf of, or at the direction of designated persons or entities.
(f) note that this asset freezing mechanism is a preventive tool to disrupt terrorist support and activity and it is incumbent on financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions to comply with the asset freezing obligations, giving the potential of both criminal and civil liabilities for non-compliance, as well as the reputational risks for financial institutions and DNFBPs of being seen to be in breach of the asset freezing mechanism.
(g) All actions taken pursuant to this publication should be immediately communicated to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee through nigsac@nfiu.gov.ng

DESIGNATION OF MUHAMMED MUSA AS AN INDIVIDUAL/ENTITY ASSOCIATED TO BOKO HARAM TERRORIST GROUP

On 8th November, 2022, the Chairman of Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) on the recommendation of the NSC designated Muhammed Musa NLJASi.8 as a terrorist and directs his addition to the Nigeria Sanctions List. Pursuant to the provisions of section 54 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, all financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions are required to:
(a) immediately, identify and freeze, without prior notice, all funds, assets, and any other economic resources belonging to the designated persons and entities in your possession and report same to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee;
(b) report to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee, any assets frozen or actions taken in compliance with the designation, including attempted transactions;
(c) immediately file a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU for further analysis on the financial activities of such an individual or entity; and
(d) report as a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU, all cases of name matching in financial transactions prior to or after receipt of the Nigerian Sanctions List.
(d) subsequently prohibit dealings with the designated persons and entities and to continue to check for transactions relating to the designated person or entity and the actions to be taken if funds or other assets or suspect transactions are discovered
(e) note that this freezing obligation extends to:
(i) all funds or other assets that are owned or controlled by the designated person or entity, and not just those that can be tied to a particular act, plot, or threat of terrorism or terrorism financing;
(ii) those funds or other assets that are wholly or jointly owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by designated persons or entities;
(iii) the funds or other assets derived or generated from funds or other assets owned or controlled directly or indirectly by designated persons or entities; and
(iv) funds or other assets of persons and entities acting on behalf of, or at the direction of designated persons or entities.
(f) note that this asset freezing mechanism is a preventive tool to disrupt terrorist support and activity and it is incumbent on financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions to comply with the asset freezing obligations, giving the potential of both criminal and civil liabilities for non-compliance, as well as the reputational risks for financial institutions and DNFBPs of being seen to be in breach of the asset freezing mechanism.
(g) All actions taken pursuant to this publication should be immediately communicated to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee through nigsac@nfiu.gov.ng

DESIGNATION OF SAHABI ISMAIL AS AN INDIVIDUAL/ENTITY ASSOCIATED TO BOKO HARAM TERRORIST GROUP

On 8th November, 2022, the Chairman of Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) on the recommendation of the NSC designated Sahabi Ismail NLJASi.9 as a terrorist and directs his addition to the Nigeria Sanctions List. Pursuant to the provisions of section 54 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, all financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions are required to:
(a) immediately, identify and freeze, without prior notice, all funds, assets, and any other economic resources belonging to the designated persons and entities in your possession and report same to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee;
(b) report to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee, any assets frozen or actions taken in compliance with the designation, including attempted transactions;
(c) immediately file a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU for further analysis on the financial activities of such an individual or entity; and
(d) report as a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU, all cases of name matching in financial transactions prior to or after receipt of the Nigerian Sanctions List.
(d) subsequently prohibit dealings with the designated persons and entities and to continue to check for transactions relating to the designated person or entity and the actions to be taken if funds or other assets or suspect transactions are discovered
(e) note that this freezing obligation extends to:
(i) all funds or other assets that are owned or controlled by the designated person or entity, and not just those that can be tied to a particular act, plot, or threat of terrorism or terrorism financing;
(ii) those funds or other assets that are wholly or jointly owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by designated persons or entities;
(iii) the funds or other assets derived or generated from funds or other assets owned or controlled directly or indirectly by designated persons or entities; and
(iv) funds or other assets of persons and entities acting on behalf of, or at the direction of designated persons or entities.
(f) note that this asset freezing mechanism is a preventive tool to disrupt terrorist support and activity and it is incumbent on financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions to comply with the asset freezing obligations, giving the potential of both criminal and civil liabilities for non-compliance, as well as the reputational risks for financial institutions and DNFBPs of being seen to be in breach of the asset freezing mechanism.
(g) All actions taken pursuant to this publication should be immediately communicated to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee through nigsac@nfiu.gov.ng

DESIGNATION OF MOHAMMED SALEH BUBA AS AN INDIVIDUAL/ENTITY ASSOCIATED TO BOKO HARAM TERRORIST GROUP

On 8th November, 2022, the Chairman of Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) on the recommendation of the NSC designated Mohammed Saleh Buba NLJASi.10 as a terrorist financier and directs his addition to the Nigeria Sanctions List. Pursuant to the provisions of section 54 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, all financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions are required to:
(a) immediately, identify and freeze, without prior notice, all funds, assets, and any other economic resources belonging to the designated persons and entities in your possession and report same to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee;
(b) report to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee, any assets frozen or actions taken in compliance with the designation, including attempted transactions;
(c) immediately file a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU for further analysis on the financial activities of such an individual or entity; and
(d) report as a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU, all cases of name matching in financial transactions prior to or after receipt of the Nigerian Sanctions List.
(d) subsequently prohibit dealings with the designated persons and entities and to continue to check for transactions relating to the designated person or entity and the actions to be taken if funds or other assets or suspect transactions are discovered
(e) note that this freezing obligation extends to:
(i) all funds or other assets that are owned or controlled by the designated person or entity, and not just those that can be tied to a particular act, plot, or threat of terrorism or terrorism financing;
(ii) those funds or other assets that are wholly or jointly owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by designated persons or entities;
(iii) the funds or other assets derived or generated from funds or other assets owned or controlled directly or indirectly by designated persons or entities; and
(iv) funds or other assets of persons and entities acting on behalf of, or at the direction of designated persons or entities.
(f) note that this asset freezing mechanism is a preventive tool to disrupt terrorist support and activity and it is incumbent on financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions to comply with the asset freezing obligations, giving the potential of both criminal and civil liabilities for non-compliance, as well as the reputational risks for financial institutions and DNFBPs of being seen to be in breach of the asset freezing mechanism.
(g) All actions taken pursuant to this publication should be immediately communicated to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee through nigsac@nfiu.gov.ng

DESIGNATION OF ALIN YAR YAYA GENERAL ENTERPRISES AS AN INDIVIDUAL/ENTITY ASSOCIATED TO BOKO HARAM TERRORIST GROUP

On 8th November, 2022, the Chairman of Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) on the recommendation of the NSC designated Alin Yar Yaya General Enterprises NLJASi.11 as being associated with Bashir Ali Yusuf NLJASi.2, a listed person and directs his addition to the Nigeria Sanctions List. Pursuant to the provisions of section 54 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, all financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions are required to:
(a) immediately, identify and freeze, without prior notice, all funds, assets, and any other economic resources belonging to the designated persons and entities in your possession and report same to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee;
(b) report to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee, any assets frozen or actions taken in compliance with the designation, including attempted transactions;
(c) immediately file a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU for further analysis on the financial activities of such an individual or entity; and
(d) report as a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU, all cases of name matching in financial transactions prior to or after receipt of the Nigerian Sanctions List.
(d) subsequently prohibit dealings with the designated persons and entities and to continue to check for transactions relating to the designated person or entity and the actions to be taken if funds or other assets or suspect transactions are discovered
(e) note that this freezing obligation extends to:
(i) all funds or other assets that are owned or controlled by the designated person or entity, and not just those that can be tied to a particular act, plot, or threat of terrorism or terrorism financing;
(ii) those funds or other assets that are wholly or jointly owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by designated persons or entities;
(iii) the funds or other assets derived or generated from funds or other assets owned or controlled directly or indirectly by designated persons or entities; and
(iv) funds or other assets of persons and entities acting on behalf of, or at the direction of designated persons or entities.
(f) note that this asset freezing mechanism is a preventive tool to disrupt terrorist support and activity and it is incumbent on financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions to comply with the asset freezing obligations, giving the potential of both criminal and civil liabilities for non-compliance, as well as the reputational risks for financial institutions and DNFBPs of being seen to be in breach of the asset freezing mechanism.
(g) All actions taken pursuant to this publication should be immediately communicated to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee through nigsac@nfiu.gov.ng

DESIGNATION OF K. ARE NIGERIA LIMITED AS AN INDIVIDUAL/ENTITY ASSOCIATED TO BOKO HARAM TERRORIST GROUP

On 8th November, 2022, the Chairman of Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) on the recommendation of the NSC designated K. Are Nigeria Limited NLJASe.12 as being associated with Surajo Abubakar Mohammad NLJASi.6, a listed person and directs his addition to the Nigeria Sanctions List. Pursuant to the provisions of section 54 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, all financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions are required to:
(a) immediately, identify and freeze, without prior notice, all funds, assets, and any other economic resources belonging to the designated persons and entities in your possession and report same to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee;
(b) report to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee, any assets frozen or actions taken in compliance with the designation, including attempted transactions;
(c) immediately file a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU for further analysis on the financial activities of such an individual or entity; and
(d) report as a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU, all cases of name matching in financial transactions prior to or after receipt of the Nigerian Sanctions List.
(d) subsequently prohibit dealings with the designated persons and entities and to continue to check for transactions relating to the designated person or entity and the actions to be taken if funds or other assets or suspect transactions are discovered
(e) note that this freezing obligation extends to:
(i) all funds or other assets that are owned or controlled by the designated person or entity, and not just those that can be tied to a particular act, plot, or threat of terrorism or terrorism financing;
(ii) those funds or other assets that are wholly or jointly owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by designated persons or entities;
(iii) the funds or other assets derived or generated from funds or other assets owned or controlled directly or indirectly by designated persons or entities; and
(iv) funds or other assets of persons and entities acting on behalf of, or at the direction of designated persons or entities.
(f) note that this asset freezing mechanism is a preventive tool to disrupt terrorist support and activity and it is incumbent on financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions to comply with the asset freezing obligations, giving the potential of both criminal and civil liabilities for non-compliance, as well as the reputational risks for financial institutions and DNFBPs of being seen to be in breach of the asset freezing mechanism.
(g) All actions taken pursuant to this publication should be immediately communicated to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee through nigsac@nfiu.gov.ng

DESIGNATION OF SUHAILAH BASHIR GENERAL ENTERPRISES AS AN INDIVIDUAL/ENTITY ASSOCIATED TO BOKO HARAM TERRORIST GROUP

On 8th November, 2022, the Chairman of Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) on the recommendation of the NSC designated Suhailah Bashir General Enterprises NLJASe.13 as being associated with Bashir Ali Yusuf NLJASi.2, a listed person and directs his addition to the Nigeria Sanctions List. Pursuant to the provisions of section 54 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, all financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions are required to:
(a) immediately, identify and freeze, without prior notice, all funds, assets, and any other economic resources belonging to the designated persons and entities in your possession and report same to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee;
(b) report to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee, any assets frozen or actions taken in compliance with the designation, including attempted transactions;
(c) immediately file a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU for further analysis on the financial activities of such an individual or entity; and
(d) report as a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU, all cases of name matching in financial transactions prior to or after receipt of the Nigerian Sanctions List.
(d) subsequently prohibit dealings with the designated persons and entities and to continue to check for transactions relating to the designated person or entity and the actions to be taken if funds or other assets or suspect transactions are discovered
(e) note that this freezing obligation extends to:
(i) all funds or other assets that are owned or controlled by the designated person or entity, and not just those that can be tied to a particular act, plot, or threat of terrorism or terrorism financing;
(ii) those funds or other assets that are wholly or jointly owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by designated persons or entities;
(iii) the funds or other assets derived or generated from funds or other assets owned or controlled directly or indirectly by designated persons or entities; and
(iv) funds or other assets of persons and entities acting on behalf of, or at the direction of designated persons or entities.
(f) note that this asset freezing mechanism is a preventive tool to disrupt terrorist support and activity and it is incumbent on financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions to comply with the asset freezing obligations, giving the potential of both criminal and civil liabilities for non-compliance, as well as the reputational risks for financial institutions and DNFBPs of being seen to be in breach of the asset freezing mechanism.
(g) All actions taken pursuant to this publication should be immediately communicated to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee through nigsac@nfiu.gov.ng

DESIGNATION OF JAMA'ATU AHLIS SUNNA LIDDA'AWATI WAL-JIHAD (BOKO HARAM) AS A TERRORIST GROUP

On 5th July 2022, the Chairman of Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) on the recommendation of the NSC designated JAMA'ATU AHLIS SUNNA LIDDA'AWATI WAL-JIHAD (BOKO HARAM) - NLJAS as a terrorist group and directs its addition to the Nigeria Sanctions List. The Nigerian Government on 24th May 2013 proscribed Jamaátu Ahlis Sunna Liddaáwati Wal-Jihad (Boko Haram) as a terrorist group.

Boko Haram (QDe.138) and its leader Abubakar Mohammed Shekau (QDi.322)  have been designated by the United Nations Security Council as a terrorist group and terrorist respectively. The group was founded by Muhammad Yusuf (Late). Following in the death of Muhammad Yusuf, Abubakar Mohammed Shekau (Late) took over the leadership of the group. During the leadership of Abubakar Mohammed Shekau, Nigeria experienced the worst terrorist attacks by Boko Haram including the kidnap of the Chibok girls, bombing in in Abuja, Kano and other states of Nigeria, mass killing of farmers and other deadly attacks.
Since 2011 the group popularly known as Boko Haram has committed several terrorist attacks in Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad. In addition to the attacks, other attempts have been made to commit series of attacks, participated in committing with other terrorist groups like ISIL, instigated the commission, or facilitated the commission of acts of terrorism or terrorism financing.
Boko Haram is responsible for a series of major terrorist attacks, including a wave of bombings in Kano, Nigeria in January 2012 that killed more than 180 people in a single day. Another major attack was the August 26, 2011 bomb attack on the United Nations headquarters in Abuja that killed at least 21 people and wounded scores more. The group was also responsible for the December 25, 2011 attack on the Saint Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, Nigeria, that killed at least 37 and wounded approximately 50.
Since summer 2012 Boko Haram has undertaken a campaign of violence against Nigerian schools and students. In June 2013, the group attacked schools in Maiduguri and Damaturu, Nigeria, killing at least 22 children; in July, an attack on a school in the village of Mamudo, Nigeria killed at least 42 people, most of them students. On September 29, 2013, Boko Haram attacked an agricultural school in Yobe, Nigeria, shooting dead 50 students in their dormitory as they slept.
On April 14, 2014, Boko Haram abducted approximately 300 girls from a school in northern Nigeria. Abubakar Mohammed Shekau claimed responsibility for the attack in a video released by Boko Haram and threatened to sell the girls into slavery. Boko Haram militants subsequently attacked a staging base for rescuers on May 5, 2014, killing an additional 310 people.
17 elderly people including 5 women were slaughtered in January 2017 in Gnam-Gnam, a village about a dozen kilometers from the tourist town of Waza in the department of Logone-et-Chari, in the Far North region by Boko Haram.
Boko Haram pledged allegiance to rivals the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) after the Boko Haram’s leader died.
Boko Haram was listed by the United Nations on 22 May 2014 pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 3 of resolution 2083 (2012) as being associated with Al-Qaida for “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of” Al-Qaida (QDe.004) and the Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) (QDe.014)
Boko Haram has maintained a relationship with the Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) (QDe.014) for training and material support purposes. For example, Boko Haram gained valuable knowledge on the construction of improvised explosive devices from AQIM. A number of Boko Haram members fought alongside Al-Qaida affiliated groups in Mali in 2012 and 2013 before returning to Nigeria with terrorist expertise.
In a statement released in November 2012, Abubakar Mohammed Shekau expressed Boko Haram’s solidarity with Al-Qaida affiliates in Afghanistan, Iraq, North Africa, Somalia and Yemen. He also encouraged fighters across Africa and other areas to continue engaging in terrorist attacks. Shekau’s media statements have been published on known violent extremist forums.

DESIGNATION OF ANSARUL MUSLIMINA FI BILADIS SUDAN (ANSARU) AS A TERRORIST GROUP

On 5th July 2022, the Chairman of Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) on the recommendation of the NSC designated ANSARUL MUSLIMINA FI BILADIS SUDAN (ANSARU) - NLANS as a terrorist group and directs its addition to the Nigeria Sanctions List.

The Nigerian Government on 24th May 2013 proscribed Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis Sudan (ANSARU) as a terrorist group. ANSARU (QDe.142) has been designated by the United Nations Security Council as a terrorist group. ANSARU has engaged in committing, participated in committing, instigated the commission, facilitated the commission of several acts of terrorism.
ANSARU is associated with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115)). ANSARU was formed in March 2015 by Abubakar Shekau (QDi.322). Splinter group of Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'Awati Wal-Jihad (Boko Haram) (QDe.138) the group has committed several terrorist attacks in Nigeria.
ANSARU was formed in 2012 as a breakaway Boko Haram faction. Boko Haram and ANSARU were proscribed by the same order in Nigeria in May 2013.
In 2022, ANSARU reconfirmed its allegiance to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). In January 2013, for example, ANSARU claimed responsibility for an attack on a Nigerian military convoy travelling to a peacekeeping mission in Mali. ANSARU was listed by the United Nations on 26 June 2014 pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 4 of resolution 2161 (2014) as being associated with Al-Qaida for “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of” the Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) (QDe.014).
In June 2022, A report released by the Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives’ Union (BEPU) has revealed that ANSARU terrorists have banned political activities in the Eastern part of Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State.
On April 4th, 2022, ANSARU attacked a military base at Polewire in Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna State, killing 17 soldiers and injuring 40 others, after a fierce gun battle between both parties.
On 7th August 2020, ANSARU claimed that its men were behind a recent attack in Nigeria’s northwestern Kaduna State.
The Kaduna State Government in its first quarter security report of 2022 expressed concerns that the ANSARU terrorist group are luring residents with gifts.

DESIGNATION OF ISLAMIC STATE OF WEST AFRICA PROVINCE (ISWAP) AS A TERRORIST GROUP

On 5th July 2022, the Chairman of Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) on the recommendation of the NSC designated ISLAMIC STATE OF WEST AFRICA PROVINCE (ISWAP) - NLISW as a terrorist group and directs its addition to the Nigeria Sanctions List.

THE ISAMALIC STATE OF WEST AFRICA PROVINCE (ISWAP) has engaged in committing, participated in committing, instigated the commission, facilitated the commission of several acts of terrorism. ISWAP is splinter group from Boko Haram. It has links with the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (QDe.115).
ISWAP was listed on 23 Feb. 2020 by the United Nations Security Council as a terrorist group (QDe.162)
ISWAP claimed responsibility for an explosion on 20th April 2022 that it said killed or injured 30 people at a market where alcohol was sold in Taraba State, Nigeria.
On Friday April 22nd, 2022 another explosion in Jalingo's Nukkai district injured 11 people, including children. The blast took place near a bar, causing significant structural damage as well. The next day, ISWAP claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) under the new leadership of Abu-Musad Albarnawy has taken over all territories under the control of late Abubakar Shekau in a major revenge onslaught against the former Boko Haram leader.
The National Security Council, Nigeria, revealed that the Islamic State, West African Province masterminded the deadly attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State that left over 25 people dead on Sunday, June 5, 2022.

DESIGNATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF BIAFRA (IPOB) AS A TERRORIST GROUP

On 5th July 2022, the Chairman of Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) on the recommendation of the NSC designated INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF BIAFRA (IPOB) - NLIPB as a terrorist group and directs its addition to the Nigeria Sanctions List.

The Nigerian Government on 20th September 2017 proscribed the Group called Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group. The group has engaged in committing, participated in committing, instigated the commission, facilitated the commission of several acts of terrorism in Nigeria mostly Southeast.
Militants of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on 22nd May 2022 killed a woman, her four children and six others in Anambra State. The Natives of Anambra State and the Southeast have not also been spared by the IPOB terrorists who have been wreaking havoc for a long time amid agitation for secession.
IPOB has on an ongoing basis shut down all activities in the South Eastern Region forcing everyone to sit at home.
In May 2022 the group beheaded a lawmaker representing Aguata 2 Constituency in Anambra State.
Also, in June 2022 another former lawmaker representing Nnewi South Local Government was beheaded by the Group.
Troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army (NA) conducting clearance operations along Anambra/Imo States border communities on 28 March 2022 dislodged a criminal hideout used by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate; Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Orsumoghu, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. Items recovered include a cache of arms, comprising 22 Pump Action rifles, 19 Dane guns and 6 machetes.

DESIGNATION OF YAN TAÁDDA GROUP AS A TERRORIST GROUP

On 5th July 2022, the Chairman of Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) on the recommendation of the NSC designated YAN TAÁDDA GROUP - NLTAD as a terrorist group and directs its addition to the Nigeria Sanctions List.

The Federal Government of Nigeria on 29th November 2021 by Government Notice 169 gazette Yan Taadda Group as terrorist organisation. The group is engaged in committing, participated in committing, instigated the commission, facilitated the commission of several acts of terrorism including but not limited to banditry, kidnap for ransom, kidnap for marriage, mass abduction of school children and other citizens, cattle rustling, enslavement, imprisonment, severe deprivation of physical liberty, torture, rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, other forms of sexual violence, attacks and killings in communities and other commuters and wanton destruction of lives and properties in Nigeria.
The activities of the group started as rural banditry dated back to pre-colonial era in Dan Sadau area of Zamfara State. Some traditional rulers around Dan Sadau area were accused of colluding with bandits in Armed Robbery and Cattle Rustling in 1981. During the earlier mentioned period, bandits killed about 210 traders in Dan Sadau area. Around 2011, the crisis started as traditional farmer-herder conflicts but have now metamorphosed into full blown conflicts and crises in the country.  More recently they are engaged in kidnap for ransom, cattle rustling, mass killing of innocent civilians, sexual exploitations and other heinous acts.
The group has been operating over the years largely within Kaduna Abuja Road, Sokoto, Katsina, and its environs, Niger State, some parts of Kebbi, Zamfara and the entire North-west region and more recently Zaria and its metropolis. However, it also has regional network and collaborative efforts with other groups such as ISGS, BHT, JNIM and AQIM.
Halilu Subudu and Kachalla Turji are the major kingpins of the group in Shinkafi Local Government of Zamfara State.
Abubakar Abdallah (Dogo Gide) a commander of the group, they operate in Kaduna and Niger State. His group has contact and connection with ISWAP and Boko Haram and was responsible for kidnaping of 102  Staff and Students of Federal Govt. Girls College, Yauri on 18th Jun, 2021.
Yellow Jan-Bros is another Commander of the Group operating in Birnin Grawi Forest and Giwa ares of Kaduna State. He and his group were responsible for the kidnapping of 136 Islamiyya Students in Tagina Village, Kafi LGA, Niger State on 30th May 2021.
Other Commanders are Alhaji Bodere and Alhaji Beleri (Operating in Sabon Birni and Giwa Local Governments of Kaduna), Yellow Ashana (Operating in Sabon Garin Gyadam, Kaduna State), Ali Kawaje  (Ali Kachalla) (operating in Birnin Gwari and Kagara, Niger State), Alhaji Isiya, Buhari General and Gannaje (Operating along Abuja-Kaduna Highway), Alhaji Ado Aleru (Operating in Chafe LGA as well as some parts of katsina and Zamfara), Dangote Bazamfare, Dankarami.

DESIGNATION OF YAN BINDIGA AS A TERRORIST GROUP

On 5th July 2022, the Chairman of Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) on the recommendation of the NSC designated YAN BINDIGA GROUP NLBDG as a terrorist group and directs its addition to the Nigeria Sanctions List.

The Federal Government of Nigeria on 29th November 2021 by Government Notice 169 gazette Yan Bindiga Group as terrorist organisation. The group is engaged in committing, participated in committing, instigated the commission, facilitated the commission of several acts of terrorism including but not limited to banditry, kidnap for ransom, kidnap for marriage, mass abduction of school children and other citizens, cattle rustling, enslavement, imprisonment, severe deprivation of physical liberty, torture, rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, other forms of sexual violence, attacks and killings in communities and other commuters and wanton destruction of lives and properties in Nigeria.
The activities of the group started as rural banditry dated back to pre-colonial era in Dan Sadau area of Zamfara State. Some traditional rulers around Dan Sadau area were accused of colluding with bandits in Armed Robbery and Cattle Rustling in 1981. During the earlier mentioned period, bandits killed about 210 traders in Dan Sadau area. Around 2011, the crisis started as traditional farmer-herder conflicts but have now metamorphosed into full blown conflicts and crises in the country.  More recently they are engaged in kidnap for ransom, cattle rustling, mass killing of innocent civilians, sexual exploitations and other heinous acts.
The group has been operating over the years largely within Kaduna Abuja Road, Sokoto, Katsina, and its environs, Niger State, some parts of Kebbi, Zamfara and the entire North-west region and more recently Zaria and its metropolis. However, it also has regional network and collaborative efforts with other groups such as ISGS, BHT, JNIM and AQIM.
Halilu Subudu and Kachalla Turji are the major kingpins of the group in Shinkafi Local Government of Zamfara State.
Abubakar Abdallah (Dogo Gide) a commander of the group, they operate in Kaduna and Niger State. His group has contact and connection with ISWAP and Boko Haram and was responsible for kidnaping of 102  Staff and Students of Federal Govt. Girls College, Yauri on 18th Jun, 2021.
Yellow Jan-Bros is another Commander of the Group operating in Birnin Grawi Forest and Giwa ares of Kaduna State. He and his group were responsible for the kidnapping of 136 Islamiyya Students in Tagina Village, Kafi LGA, Niger State on 30th May 2021.
Other Commanders are Alhaji Bodere and Alhaji Beleri (Operating in Sabon Birni and Giwa Local Governments of Kaduna), Yellow Ashana (Operating in Sabon Garin Gyadam, Kaduna State), Ali Kawaje  (Ali Kachalla) (operating in Birnin Gwari and Kagara, Niger State), Alhaji Isiya, Buhari General and Gannaje (Operating along Abuja-Kaduna Highway), Alhaji Ado Aleru (Operating in Chafe LGA as well as some parts of katsina and Zamfara), Dangote Bazamfare, Dankarami.