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INDIVIDUAL
- First Name
- ABDURRAHAMAN
- MiddleName
- Surname
- ABDURRAHAMAN
- Record Date
- 3/18/2024 12:21:11 PM
- Date of Birth
- Birth Country
- Birth City
- Sanction Date
- 3/18/2024 12:33:00 PM
- Reason for Designation
- The subject is a senior commander (Qaid) of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) Okene. ISWAP Okene came into limelight in 2012 as North Central wing of Boko Haram. However, it was decimated following the death of their leader in 2016, the remnant of the group re-aligned with ISWAP. The group is suspected of the attacks carried out around Federal Capital territory snd South West Geographical Zone, including the 5th June 2022 attack on St. Francis catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State.
- Comments
- Phone Number
- Address
- Nationality
- Aliases
- - (FNU)
- Press Release
- On 18th March, 2024, the Chairman of Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) on the recommendation of the NSC designated ABDURRAHAMAN (FNU) NLISWi.2 as a terrorist financier and directs his addition to the Nigeria Sanctions List. Pursuant to the provisions of section 54 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, all financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions are required to: a) immediately, identify and freeze, without prior notice, all funds, assets, and any other economic resources belonging to the designated persons and entities in your possession and report same to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee; (b) report to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee, any assets frozen or actions taken in compliance with the designation, including attempted transactions; (c) immediately file a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU for further analysis on the financial activities of such an individual or entity; and (d) report as a suspicious transactions report to the NFIU, all cases of name matching in financial transactions prior to or after receipt of the Nigerian Sanctions List. (d) subsequently prohibit dealings with the designated persons and entities and to continue to check for transactions relating to the designated person or entity and the actions to be taken if funds or other assets or suspect transactions are discovered (e) note that this freezing obligation extends to: (i) all funds or other assets that are owned or controlled by the designated person or entity, and not just those that can be tied to a particular act, plot, or threat of terrorism or terrorism financing; (ii) those funds or other assets that are wholly or jointly owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by designated persons or entities; (iii) the funds or other assets derived or generated from funds or other assets owned or controlled directly or indirectly by designated persons or entities; and (iv) funds or other assets of persons and entities acting on behalf of, or at the direction of designated persons or entities. (f) note that this asset freezing mechanism is a preventive tool to disrupt terrorist support and activity and it is incumbent on financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions to comply with the asset freezing obligations, giving the potential of both criminal and civil liabilities for non-compliance, as well as the reputational risks for financial institutions and DNFBPs of being seen to be in breach of the asset freezing mechanism. (g) All actions taken pursuant to this publication should be immediately communicated to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee through nigsac@nfiu.gov.ng
- Narrative Summary
- NLISWi.2 - ABDURRAHAMAN (FNU) DOB: NIL ID: NIL Address: NIL Phone: NIL Reason for designation: The subject is a senior commander (Qaid) of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) Okene. ISWAP Okene came into limelight in 2012 as North Central wing of Boko Haram. However, it was decimated following the death of their leader in 2016, the remnant of the group re-aligned with ISWAP. The group is suspected of the attacks carried out around Federal Capital territory snd South West Geographical Zone, including the 5th June 2022 attack on St. Francis catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State.