“₦300 Billion Terror Cash Pipeline Exposed! 23 High-Profile Suspects, UAE Links, International Arms Chain Uncovered!”
By Passman Akpos
In what is now being described as the biggest terror-financing scandal in Nigeria’s history, SaharaReporters has obtained explosive documents exposing a shadowy ₦300 billion money trail allegedly stretching from Kano to Dubai, from Sokoto to South Africa, and deep into the operational veins of Boko Haram.
This sprawling network — 20 Nigerians and 3 international actors — is said by investigative sources to have wired billions through hundreds of hidden accounts, allegedly funding weapons, logistics, and recruitment pipelines.
Even more stunning, shocking, unbelievable — most of the suspects were arrested in 2021… and quietly released under mysterious circumstances.
INSIDE THE TERROR MONEY MACHINE
Documents obtained by SaharaReporters track personal data, bank movements, offshore transfers and UAE court judgments linking dozens of accounts to already-convicted terrorists.
Analysts who reviewed the records describe the network as a “financial superhighway for terror operations.”
THE LOCAL KINGPINS: BILLIONS MOVED LIKE PEANUTS
1. Alhaji Saidu Ahmed — ₦4.8 Billion
The Zaria businessman’s accounts were allegedly strategic vaults feeding multiple Boko Haram-linked convicts. UAE records reportedly tie him directly to Surajo Abubakar Muhammad, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan, and Bashir Aliyu Yusuf.
2. Usaini Adamu — ₦43B In, ₦50B Out
An astonishing 111 bank accounts allegedly used to move mind-bending sums. Documents claim he guaranteed terrorists’ accounts while also facilitating weapons procurement.
3. Muhammad Sani Adam — ₦108.5 Billion Turnover
A “forex and precious stones trader” whose accounts reportedly ping-ponged billions between convicted individuals. Said to be the right-hand man of Saidu.
4. Abubakar Adamu Yellow — Over ₦100 Billion Turnover
Transfers allegedly in the tens of millions to known associates. His books reportedly show staggering liquidity.
5. Murtala Abdullahi Jega — The Weapon Trader
A BDC operator linked to alleged arms procurement channels. His accounts reportedly connected Leaf Tobacco & Commodities — now under global scrutiny.
…And this pattern keeps going —From Maiduguri to Kano, Sokoto to Gusau, cash allegedly flowed like a river.
THE INTERNATIONAL ELEMENT — THE DARK MONEY TRIANGLE
Even more startling, three foreign actors were allegedly central to offshore movement:
1. Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa — Billionaire Tobacco Magnate
Documents show ₦67B inflows and ₦34B outflows through 70 accounts, including offshore transfers to South Africa.
2. Paul Nkwaya — The Inheritor
The son, allegedly tied to the same offshore movement chain through Leaf Tobacco & Commodities.
3. Aboubacar Hima — The Alleged Arms Courier
Described by investigators as an arms broker, allegedly facilitating $1.19 million in foreign transfers tied to the web.
UAE COURT JUDGMENTS — THE SMOKING GUN
According to SaharaReporters’ findings, multiple suspects were repeatedly named in UAE judgments as financial facilitators for terror operations.
Analysts say:
> “This is not coincidence. This is coordination.”
OUTRAGE & UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
How were suspects with hundreds of bank accounts and billions in suspicious transactions quietly released after arrest?Who authorized the releases?Where is the official prosecution trail?
Security analysts are boiling:
> “This is a global conspiracy that has been sitting under everyone’s nose.”
CALLS FOR ACTION
Human rights groups, security strategists, and anti-corruption advocates are calling for:
Immediate re-arrest
Re-investigation
Full-scale international probe
Tracking of offshore networks
FINAL WORD
This leak is just the first blast in a much bigger explosion.Nigeria — and the world — must now confront a shadow empire of terror financing that allegedly thrives across dozens of banks, multiple borders, and billions of naira in liquid cash.
If the authorities fail to act, the next tragedy will not be the terrorists’ fault — but the system that knowingly fed them.
