Boko Haram: USA names six Nigerian financiers of terrorist group

The United States, U.S. has named a network of six individuals connected to the Nigeria-based terrorist group, Boko Haram.

This was contained in a statement issued on Friday, March 25, via the U.S Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, OFAC.

It revealed that all six were found guilty of establishing a Boko Haram cell in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This was to raise funds for Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria.

They are Abdurrahman Ado Musa, Salihu Yusuf Adamu; Bashir Ali Yusuf, Muhammed Ibrahim Isa, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan; and Surajo Abubakar Muhammad.

Abu Dhabi convicted Abdurrahman Ado Musa, Salihu Yusuf Adamu, Bashir Ali Yusuf, Muhammed Ibrahim Isa, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan; and Surajo Abubakar Muhammad for transferring $782,000 from Dubai to Boko Haram in Nigeria.

Salihu Yusuf Adamu and Surajo Abubakar Muhammad were sentenced to life imprisonment for violations of UAE anti-terrorism laws; Abdurrahman Ado Musa, Bashir Ali Yusuf, Muhammed Ibrahim Isa, and Ibrahim Ali Alhassan were sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by deportation.

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The US government stated; “With this action, the United States joins the UAE in targeting Boko Haram terrorist financing networks of mutual concern,” said Under Secretary of the Treasury Brian Nelson.

“Treasury continues to target financial facilitators of terrorist activity worldwide. We welcome multilateral action on this Boko Haram network. This is to ensure that it is not able to move any further funds through the international financial system.

“As a result of today’s action, all property and interests in property of the individuals named above; and of any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, 50 per cent or more by them, individually; or with other blocked persons, that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons, must be blocked and reported to OFAC.

“Unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC or otherwise exempt; OFAC’s regulations generally prohibit all transactions by U.S. persons; or within the United States (including transactions transiting the United States) that involve any property or interests in property of designated or otherwise blocked persons.”