The move reportedly came in response to the US Congress’s proposals to freeze assets and prohibit visas for individuals and organizations suspected of violating religious freedom and persecuting Christians in Nigeria.
Remember how Nigeria was designated as a Country of Particular Concern by US President Donald Trump last year?
Under Executive Order 13224, assets of Nigerians identified under US Treasury sanctions may be frozen.
Salih Yusuf Adamu, also called Salihu Yusuf, was born on August 23, 1990, and is one of those named.
He was found to have ties to Boko Haram. In the United Arab Emirates, Yusuf was one of six Nigerians found guilty in 2022 of setting up a Boko Haram cell to generate money for Nigerian rebels.
They were convicted of trying to move $782,000 from Dubai to Nigeria.
Babestan Oluwole Ademulero was born on March 4, 1953, and was subject to sanctions related to terrorism. Olatunde Irewole Shofeso and Wole A. Babestan were among the other aliases used to identify him.
Ba Idrisa, also known as Abu Abdullah ibn Umar Al-Barnawi, was also designated. He was supposedly born in Maiduguri, Borno State, between 1989 and 1994. He was marked for sanctions relating to terrorism.
Habib Yusuf, also known as Abu Musab Al-Barnawi, was mentioned as a Boko Haram leader with a range of birth years from 1990 to 1995.
Nnamdi Orson Benson, who was born in Nigeria on March 21, 1987, was reported to possess a Nigerian passport and was under CYBER2 sanctions.
