22/06/2012 10:47
Boko Haram added to US list of terrorist group
The United States on Thursday named three alleged leaders of the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram as "foreign terrorists," the first time it has blacklisted members of the Islamist group blamed for attacks across Africa's most populous nation, the Reuters reports.
The State Department identified the three as Abubakar Shekau, calling him the "most visible" leader of the group, and Abubakar Adam Kambar and Khalid al-Barnawi, who it said were tied both to Boko Haram and to al Qaeda's north African wing.
The State Department says it is adding Abubakar Shekau, Abubakar Adam Kambar and Khalid al-Barnawi to its list of terrorists. That means they are not allowed to hold property or assets in the United States and that Americans are prohibited from dealing with them, the Voice of America said.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland says the three men will no longer be able to use the United States to raise funds for their group.