- Federal Government identifies Tukur Mamu and 14 others as terrorism financiers, including BDC operators, based on NFIU document
- Mamu allegedly involved in financing terrorism through ransom payments for ISWAP terrorists, approved by AGF Fagbemi and President Tinubu
The Federal Government has identified Tukur Mamu, a publisher based in Kaduna, and 14 others as financiers of terrorism in the country.
Mamu has been in the Department of State Services (DSS) custody since September 2022.
This information was disclosed in a document released by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) on Tuesday.
Among the terrorism financiers uncovered are nine individuals and six Bureau De Change (BDC) operators and firms.
According to the NFIU, Mamu allegedly participated in financing terrorism by receiving and delivering ransom payments totalling over $200,000 in support of ISWAP terrorists for the release of hostages from the Abuja-Kaduna train attack.
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, with the approval of President Bola Tinubu, designated the individuals and companies to be listed on the Nigeria Sanctions List.
It stated: “The subject was also a gatekeeper to ANSARU leader, Mohammed Usman aka Khalid Al-Bamawi.
“Equally, he was a courier and travel guide to AQIM Katibat in the desert of Algeria and Mali. He is into carpentry. The subject fled Kuje Correctional Centre on July 5, 2022. He is currently at large.”
A senior commander of the Islamic State of West Africa Province, Okene was also identified as a terrorism financier.
The NFIU noted that the individual came into the limelight in 2012 as the North Central wing of Boko Haram.
“The group is suspected of the attacks carried out around Federal Capital Territory and the South West Geographical Zone, including the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State,” it added.