U.S. Freezes Assets of Eight Nigerians Linked to Boko Haram

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has frozen the assets of eight Nigerians due to their alleged connections with Boko Haram and the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL).

This action follows a 3,000-page document released by the OFAC, which includes a recommendation from the U.S. Congress for a visa ban and asset freeze.

Among those sanctioned is Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, linked to the Miyetti Allah group accused of violence in Nigeria. The list includes Salih Yusuf Adamu, identified as a Boko Haram member and convicted in the UAE in 2022 for attempting to fund Boko Haram operations.

Other individuals on the list include Abu Musab al-Barnawi, Khalid al-Barnawi, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan, Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Ali al-Mainuki, and Nnamdi Orson Benson, all associated with terrorist activities. The sanctions block their property interests within U.S. jurisdiction and prohibit transactions involving these individuals.