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US sanctions Lagos-based BDC operator, firms over alleged terrorism financing
The United States government has sanctioned Mukhtar Muhammad, a Lagos-based Bureau De Change (BDC) operator, and three firms allegedly controlled by him for serving as financial conduits for the West Africa franchise of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The sanctions are linked to allegations of terrorism financing.
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