D United Nations security council has sanctioned Boko haram leader,Abubakar Shekau,nd a splinter group,Ansaru on Wednesday,According to Reuters,Shekau is d first individual while Ansaru is d first entity to b so sanctioned since d Islamist militants group was blacklisted.Wit dis sanction,Shekau nd Ansaru wil b banned frm international travel while their assets wud b frozen under d UN Al-Qaeda sanctions list.Russia had placed atechnical holdon d designations two weeks ago Bcus it needed more time to review d listings,but diplomats said they lifted d hold on Wednesday,allowing d sanctions to cum into force.Last month,d security council Al-Qaeda sanctions committee blacklisted Boko haram at d request of nigeria,following global outrage Whn d group kidnapped more thn 250 girls frm d government secondary schl,Chibok,Borno state,on April 14.D Islamist militant group was described in d UN listing as an affiliate of Al-Qaeda nd d organization of Al-Qaeda in d Islamist Maghreb.Shekau is d purported leader of Boko haram.A yr Ago,US Secretary of State,John Kerry,authorized a reward of up to $7m for information leading to his location according to Reuters.Visit BBC for more update esteem folks.Goodmoni.
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 00:07:42 +0000
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