Yesterday, Her Majesty's Treasury added the leader of Boko Haram:
ABUBAKAR Shekau Mohammad
Title: Imam
DOB: –/–/1969.
POB: Shekau Village, Yobe State, Nigeria
a.k.a: (1) BI MOHAMMED, Abu, Muhammed, Abubakar
(2) BIN MOHAMMED, Abu, Mohammed, Abubakar(3) SHEKAU, Abubakar
(4) TAUHID, Imam, Darel
(5) TAWHEED, Imam, Darul
Nationality: Nigerian
Address: Nigeria.
Position: Leader of Boko Haram
Other Information: UN Ref: QI.S.322.14. Colour of eyes is black, Colour of hair isblack. Also known as Shekau, Shehu or Shayku.
Group ID: 13006.
and a Nigerian terror group:
ANSARUL MUSLIMINA FI BILADIS SUDANa.k.a: (1) Ansaru
(2) Ansarul Muslimina fi Biladis Sudan
(3) Jama'atu Ansaril Mislimina fi Biladis Sudan (JAMBS)
(4) Jama'atu Ansarul Muslimina fi Biladis-Sudan (JAMBS)(5) Jamma'atu Ansarul Muslimina fi Biladis-Sudan (JAMBS)(6) Vanguard for the Protection of Muslims in Black Africa(7) Vanguards for the Protection of Muslims in Black Africa
Address: Africa.
Other Information: UN Ref: QE.A.142.14. Terrorist and paramilitary groupestablished in 2012 and operating in Nigeria
Group ID: 13007.
to its Consolidated List, well after their adoption by the UN and others. Note the different name order for Abubakar listed by HMT. And, to be fair, the EU adopted these changes to their list (Commission Implementing Regulation No 735/2014) only on Saturday.
Link:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 735/2014
Filed under: Boko Haram, EU Updates, HMT Updates, Sanctions Lists, Terrorism
