UKSL Sanctions designation

Abubakar MOHAMMED SHEKAU

Individual · designated 26 June 2014

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
AQD0118
OFSI group ID
13006
UN reference number
QDi.322
Designation type
Individual
Date designated
26 June 2014
Last updated
18 December 2021

Regimes

  • Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Designation sources

  • UN

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Arms embargo
  • Travel Ban

Other information

  • Member of the Kanuri tribe. Physical description: eye colour: black; hair colour: black. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Leader of Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'Awati Wal-Jihad (Boko Haram) (QDe.138). Under Shekau’s leadership, Boko Haram has been responsible for a series of major terrorist attacks. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 4 Dec. 2019. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

Addresses

  • Country: Nigeria
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