The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has unveiled a sprawling network funding Boko Haram, identifying 96 suspects across Nigeria primarily in Kano (58) linked to 1,801 accounts in 18 banks like Access, GTBank, and Zenith, alongside companies from BDCs like Yaura and Alfa Exchange to mining firms and jewelers. Authorized in 2020, the probe drew from UAE convictions of six Nigerians (e.g., Saluhu Yusuf Adamu, life sentence), army intel, UN reports, and tips from Germany, Rwanda, and neighbors, tracing funds via hawala and sham businesses.
Internationally, 18 facilitators in UAE, India, Rwanda, Niger, and Uganda operate entities like Nabil Mass Business and Eagle Square Trading, fueling operations amid bandit-kidnapper ties to figures like Dogo Gide. Domestic hotspots include Abuja, Maiduguri, Lagos, and Gusau, blending trading, autos, and gems for terror sustainment.
This roadmap arms law enforcement to choke financing, highlighting Boko Haram's evolution from insurgency to sophisticated crime amid global intel fusion.