The
US Department of Treasury on Tuesday named two leaders of the Boko Haram sect
for economic sanctions, saying both are closely involved in deadly attacks in
Nigeria, AFP reported.
The
Treasury Department said Mohammed Nur, a Boko Haram commander who has
represented the group in negotiations with the federal government, was placed
on its financial blacklist for his involvement in suicide bomb attacks,
including one on the United Nations 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,” said Treasury acting Under Secretary for
Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Adam Szubin.
The
second Boko Haram figure placed on the sanctions’ list 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, have added to US designations of Boko Haram as an
international terror group two years ago.
The
US had also imposed similar sanctions on the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar
Shekau, and other commanders of the group.
The
Treasury Department 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”, it stated.
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