The US government has frozen the assets and properties of eight Nigerians accused of having links with Boko Haram and the Islamic Mutter of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
The over 3,000-page listing launched by the US Treasury’s office of foreign assets control (OFAC) moreover listed individuals sanctioned for cybercrime-related offences and other security threats.
The transfer follows most up-to-date solutions by the US congress for visa bans and asset freezes on Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, ragged governor of Kano enlighten, and a few Miyetti Allah groups over alleged violence in Nigeria.
In line with OFAC, the publication serves as a reference instrument offering look for of actions taken in opposition to specially designated nationals (SDNs) whose property and interests were blocked.
“This publication of Treasury’s Office of International Assets Reduction watch over, OFAC, is designed as a reference instrument offering right look for of actions by OFAC with admire to Particularly Designated Nationals and other persons (which period period comprises every individuals and entities) whose property is blocked, to abet the public in complying with the loads of sanctions programmes administered by OFAC,” the agency acknowledged.
Amongst those listed is Salih Yusuf Adamu, often identified as Salihu Yusuf, born on August 23, 1990, in Nigeria.
Yusuf modified into once identified as having ties to Boko Haram and modified into once amongst six Nigerians convicted in the United Arab Emirates in 2022 for constructing a Boko Haram cell to take hold of funds for opponents in Nigeria.
The six men were chanced on guilty of making an attempt to ship $782,000 from Dubai to Nigeria.
Babestan Oluwole Ademulero, born on March 4, 1953, in Nigeria, modified into once moreover designated below terrorism sanctions and listed below extra than one aliases.
Abu Abdullah ibn Umar Al-Barnawi, often identified as Ba Idrisa, modified into once flagged below terrorism-related sanctions and modified into once reported to were born between 1989 and 1994 in Maiduguri, Borno enlighten.
Abu Musab Al-Barnawi, moreover referred to as Habib Yusuf, modified into once identified as a Boko Haram chief and sanctioned below terrorism provisions.
Khaled, moreover spelt Khalid, Al-Barnawi, born in 1976 in Maiduguri, modified into once linked to Boko Haram and listed below a number of aliases.
Ibrahim Ali Alhassan, born January 31, 1981, in Nigeria, and reported to stay in Abu Dhabi, modified into once moreover linked to Boko Haram.
Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Ali Al-Mainuki, often identified as Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki, born in 1982 in Mainok, Borno enlighten, modified into once identified as having ties to ISIL.
Nnamdi Orson Benson, born March 21, 1987, in Nigeria, modified into once listed below cyber-related sanctions.
The sanctions mean that each one property and interests of the individuals internal US jurisdiction are blocked, while US persons are basically prohibited from participating in transactions with them.
The asset freeze modified into once imposed below Govt Insist 13224, which targets individuals and entities linked to terrorism.
