Olayiwola Matthew
The United States has frozen the assets and properties of eight Nigerians accused of having links with the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, ISIL.
Among those listed is Salih Yusuf Adamu, also known as Salihu Yusuf, born on August 23, 1990, in Nigeria.
Yusuf was identified as having ties with Boko Haram and carried a Nigerian passport.
Yusuf Adamu was among six Nigerians found guilty in 2022 for setting up a Boko Haram cell in the United Arab Emirates to raise funds for Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria.
The six men were convicted in the UAE of attempting to send $782,000 from Dubai to Nigeria.
Another culprit, Babestan Oluwole Ademulero. Babestan Oluwole Ademulero, born on March 4, 1953, in Nigeria, was designated under [SDNTK].
He appeared under several aliases including Wole A. Babestan and Olatunde Irewole Shofeso
Also designated was Abu Abdullah ibn Umar Al-Barnawi Known also as Ba Idrisa.
Abu Abdullah ibn Umar Al-Barnawi was reported to have been born between 1989 and 1994 in Maiduguri, Borno state. He was flagged under terrorism-related sanctions.
Abu Musab Al-Barnawi Abu Musab Al-Barnawi, also referred to as Habib Yusuf, was listed with varying birth years between 1990 and 1995. He was identified as a Boko Haram leader and sanctioned under terrorism provisions.
Khaled/Khalid Al-Barnawi, whose name (Khaled or Khalid) Al-Barnawi) appeared twice in the publication, was born in 1976 in Maiduguri, Nigeria. He was linked to Boko Haram and carried several aliases including Abu Hafsat and Mohammed Usman.
Ibrahim Ali Alhassan Ibrahim Ali Alhassan, born January 31, 1981, in Nigeria, was listed with a Nigerian passport. He was reported to reside in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and was linked to Boko Haram.
Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad Al-Mainuki Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Ali Al-Mainuki, also known as Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki, was born in 1982 in Mainok, Borno state.
He was identified as having ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Nnamdi Orson Benson, born March 21, 1987, in Nigeria, was listed under [CYBER2] sanctions. He held a Nigerian passport.