The Federal Government has released a list of 48 individuals and organisations allegedly linked to the financing of terrorist activities across Nigeria.
The disclosure, made on Saturday by the Nigeria Sanctions Committee came shortly after the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation concluded the ninth phase of mass trials involving more than 500 suspected members of the Boko Haram sect.
The four-day proceedings, held at the Federal High Court in Abuja and presided over by 10 judges, resulted in 386 convictions.
The Federal Government’s legal team was led by the Attorney General, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), alongside the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN). Most of the defendants were represented by lawyers from the National Legal Aid Council of Nigeria.
In addition to handing down various sentences, including life imprisonment, the courts also ordered that the convicts undergo rehabilitation and deradicalisation programmes.
Reacting to the outcome, the Attorney General expressed satisfaction, stressing that the convictions were meant to serve as a strong warning against terrorism and its financing.
“There is no space for them here in Nigeria. We cannot stop them from going elsewhere, but as far as Nigeria is concerned, we cannot accommodate them.
“We have been able to bring justice to them—or rather, bring them to justice. This is the clear signal we are sending,” he said.
Hours after the trials concluded, NIGSAC published the names of those it alleged were involved in sponsoring terrorism nationwide. Among them are already proscribed groups such as the Indigenous People of Biafra, Ansaru, and the Islamic State West Africa Province.
Also listed is Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra, who was convicted by a Finnish court in September 2025 and sentenced to six years’ imprisonment over terrorism-related offences.
The court found that between August 2021 and November 2024, Ekpa supplied weapons and ammunition to separatist groups in Nigeria’s South-East and used online platforms to incite violence.
Another prominent figure named is Tukur Mamu, the alleged negotiator in the Abuja-Kaduna train kidnapping case.
He is expected to open his defence on April 23 in response to a 10-count terrorism charge filed against him by the Federal Government.
Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja fixed the date after the prosecution closed its case, having called six witnesses.
Mamu, who was arraigned on March 21, 2023, is accused of facilitating terrorist operations and collecting ransom payments on behalf of Boko Haram.
According to the prosecution, he allegedly received a total of $420,000 and N21 million from families of kidnapped victims, in addition to another N500,000 ransom payment.
He was also accused of maintaining communication with a Boko Haram spokesperson, identified as Baba Adamu, in relation to terrorist activities.
Authorities further claimed that Mamu concealed proceeds linked to terrorism at his Kaduna residence and violated provisions of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
He was arrested on September 6, 2022, at Cairo International Airport while travelling to Saudi Arabia for Lesser Hajj with his family, and was later returned to Nigeria, where he was taken into custody by the Department of State Services.
In an affidavit filed before the court, a DSS operative, Hamza Pandogari, alleged that Mamu used his position as publisher of Desert Herald as a cover for illicit activities.
The agency also claimed he was en route to a secret meeting with senior terrorist commanders when he was intercepted in Egypt with the assistance of Interpol.
The list released by the Federal Government also includes several other individuals and groups allegedly involved in terrorism financing, among them Abdulsamat Ohida, Mohammed Sani, Abdurrahaman Abdurrahaman, Fatima Ishaq, Yusuf Ghazali, Abubakar Muhammad, Sallamudeen Hassan, and Adamu Ishak.
Others named are Bashir Yusuf, Ibrahim Alhassan, Salihu Adamu, Surajo Mohammad, Fannami Bukar, Sahabi Ismail, Jama’atu Wal-Jihad, Yan Group, Kubara Salawu, Rabiu Suleiman, Godstime Iyare, Francis Mmadubuchi, John Onwumere, Chikwuka Eze, Edwin Chukwuedo, Chiwendu Owoh, Ginika Orji, and Nwaobi Chimezie, among others.
There are indications that the Federal Government may commence extradition processes for some of the suspects currently outside the country.
