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Abubakar MOHAMMED SHEKAU
Person on the UK Sanctions List, listed June 26, 2014. Source reference AQD0118.
Programs
Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Names and aliases
| Abubakar MOHAMMED SHEKAU | primary |
| Abu Mohammed Abubakar bin Mohammed | alias (strong) |
| Abu Muhammed Abubakar bi Mohammed | alias (strong) |
| Shayku | alias (strong) |
| Shehu | alias (strong) |
| Shekau | alias (strong) |
| Abubakar Shekau | alias (strong) |
| Darul Tauhid | alias (strong) |
| Darul Tawheed | alias (strong) |
| أبو بكر محمد الشكوى | alias (strong) |
Details
| Countries |  Nigeria |
| Birth dates | 1969 |
| Addresses | Nigeria |
Remarks (as published)
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.
Same name on other lists
ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED SHEKAU (un_sc), Abubakar SHEKAU (ofac_sdn), Shekau Mohammed Abubakar (eu_fsf)
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