FG Releases Updated List of 48 Alleged Terrorism Sponsors as Mass Trial of Suspects Continues in Abuja

By Tgnews Reporter

The Federal Government has published an updated sanctions list containing 48 individuals and groups allegedly involved in sponsoring terrorism in Nigeria, as part of intensified efforts to choke off funding for extremist activities.

The list, released on Saturday, April 11, 2026, through the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NiGSAC), was uploaded on the committee’s official website, nigsac.gov.ng.

It includes a mix of individuals and proscribed organisations linked to groups such as Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Ansarul Sudan (Ansaru), and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

This development comes amid the ongoing mass trial of terrorism suspects at the Federal High Court in Abuja, which opened on Tuesday with 227 suspects arraigned before 10 judges under tight security.

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, described the large-scale prosecution as a clear demonstration of the government’s commitment to justice while ensuring due process.

Already, five suspects have been convicted and sentenced to terms ranging from seven to 20 years after pleading guilty to charges including aiding terrorism by selling livestock, supplying food, and providing information to militants.

A notable case was the sentencing on Friday of Babagana Habeeb, a former senatorial candidate in Borno State and fuel dealer in Maiduguri.

Habeeb received a 10-year prison term for supplying petroleum products to Boko Haram insurgents. He pleaded guilty but claimed the sales might have been handled by attendants at his filling station.

The judge, Justice Peter Lifu, ordered the sentence to run from the date of his arrest, noting he had spent over a decade in detention.

The updated NiGSAC list features names such as:

1. S/N First Name Surname

1 ABDULSAMAT OHIDA

2 MOHAMMED SANI

3 ABDURRAHAMAN ABDURRAHAMAN

4 FATIMA ISHAQ

5 TUKUR MAMU

6 YUSUF GHAZALI

7 MUHAMMAD SANI

8 ABUBAKAR MUHAMMAD

9 SALLAMUDEEN HASSAN

10 ADAMU ISHAK

11 HASSANA ISAH

12 ABDULKAREEM MUSA

13 UMAR ABDULLAHI

14 ABDURRAHAMAN ADO

15 BASHIR YUSUF

16 IBRAHIM ALHASSAN

17 MUHAMMAD ISAH

18 SALIHU ADAMU

19 SURAJO MOHAMMAD

20 FANNAMI BUKAR

21 MUHAMMED MUSA

22 Sahabi Ismail

23 Mohammed Buba

24 JAMA’ATU WAL-JIHAD

25 ANSARUL SUDAN (ANSARU)

26 ISLAMIC PROVINCE (ISWAP)

27 INDIGENOUS BIAFRA (IPOB)

28 YAN GROUP

29 YAN GROUP NLBDG

30 ADAMU HASSAN

31 HASSAN MOHAMMED

32 USMAN ABUBAKAR

33 KUBARA SALAWU

34 RABIU SULEIMAN

35 SIMON NJOKU

36 GODSTIME IYARE

37 FRANCIS MMADUABUCHI

38 JOHN ONWUMERE

39 CHIKWUKA EZE

40 EDWIN CHUKWUEDO

41 CHIWENDU OWOH

42 GINIKA ORJI

43 AWO UCHECHUKWU

44 MERCY ALI

45 OHAGWU JULIANA

46 EZE OKPOTO

47 NWAOBI CHIMEZIE

48 OGUMU KEWE

It also includes entities and groups: Jama’atu Wal-Jihad, Ansarul Sudan (ANSARU), Islamic Province (ISWAP), Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Yan Group, and Yan Group NLBDG, among several individuals.

Financial institutions and relevant stakeholders have been directed to freeze the assets of those listed, impose travel bans, and enforce arms embargoes in line with the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

The NiGSAC list forms part of broader government actions to disrupt terrorism financing networks, especially in the North-East where banditry and insurgency continue to pose serious security threats.

Authorities have hinted that this may be the first phase, with more names under review for possible addition to the sanctions list.

The Federal Government urged the public and corporate organisations to comply with the directives while reaffirming its resolve to dismantle all forms of support for terrorism and bring perpetrators to justice.