Eight Nigerians are sanctioned by the US for their ties to Boko Haram and cybercrime

By Eteteonline

Eight Nigerians have had their assets and properties frozen by the United States on suspicion of having ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Boko Haram, and other Islamic sects. These names’ placement in the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) list has demonstrated President Trump’s ongoing commitment to combating cyberthreats and the funding of terrorism.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control, or OFAC, of the US Treasury made this announcement and named those who had been sanctioned for offences connected to cybercrime and other security risks.

In order to help the public comply with the various sanction programs that OFAC administers, Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has created this publication as a reference tool that provides actual notice of actions taken by OFAC with regard to Specially Designated Nationals and other persons (which term includes both individuals and entities) whose property is blocked.
OFAC said the action was a part of its larger efforts to restrict Specially Designated Nationals’ (SDNs’) property and interests and to stop financial transactions with them.

The paper acts as a reference tool, giving notice of measures taken against Specially Designated Nationals, or SDNs, whose property and interests were blocked as part of its counterterrorism activities. It included information about individuals from different nationalities and businesses whose assets had been frozen.

The people on the list are as follows:

Salih Yusuf Adamu (also known as Salihu Yusuf)

Babestan Oluwole Ademulero,

Abu Abdullah ibn Umar Al-Barnawi (also Known  as Ba Idrisa)

Abu Abdullah ibn Umar Al-Barnawi

Abu Musab Al-Barnawi Abu Musab Al-Barnawi (also known as Habib Yusuf)

Khaled/Khalid Al-Barnawi

Ibrahim Ali Alhassan

Nnamdi Orson Benson (sanctioned for cybercrime)

As a result of the sanctions, US citizens are typically forbidden from doing business with these persons, and their property and interests under US jurisdiction are barred.

Due to alleged violations of religious freedom in Nigeria, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the former governor of Kano State, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), and two other individuals are the targets of a bill recently proposed by five US lawmakers that would impose sanctions on them, including a ban on their visas and a freeze on their assets.