THE United States Treasury has singled out two leaders of Boko Haram Islamist group in Africa for economic sanctions, saying both are closely involved in deadly attacks in Nigeria.
The Treasury said Mohammed Nur, a Boko Haram commander who had represented the group in negotiations with the Nigerian government, was placed on its financial blacklist for his involvement in suicide bomb attacks, including one on the United Nations (UN) headquarters in Abuja in 2011.
“Nur is a senior Boko Haram member who supports Boko Haram’s campaign of violence against the government of Nigeria,” the Treasury said.
The second Boko Haram figure placed on the sanctions list, according to the Treasury, is Mustapha Chad, a Chadian national who, in 2013, directed Boko Haram activities in Yobe State.
The sanctions, which seek to freeze assets of the individuals and lock them out of the global financial system, added to US designations of Boko Haram as an international terror group two years ago.
The Treasury pointed out that earlier this year, Boko Haram also pledged allegiance to the Islamic State jihadist group based in Syria and Iraq.
“From kidnapping schoolgirls to mass fatality terrorist attacks, Boko Haram represents a threat not just to innocents in Nigeria, but to all civilised society,” Treasury Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Adam Szubin, said in a statement
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