The
US Treasury sanctioned Mohammed Nur and Mustapha Chad because they are
both are closely involved in deadly attacks in Nigeria.
The
Treasury said Mohammed Nur, a Boko Haram commander who has 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 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 is Mustapha Chad,
a Chadian national who in 2013 directed Boko Haram activities in Yobe
state in northern Nigeria, the Treasury said.
The
sanctions, which seek to freeze assets of the individuals and lock them
out of the global financial system, add 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 civilized society,” said Treasury Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Adam Szubin in a statement.
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