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Abdella Hussein ABADIGGA

Aliases

ABU HAMZA; Abdallah Asid ABADIKA; Abdella Asid ABADIGGA; CARLOS, Abdi; Abdallah USSENI

Nationality

Ethiopia

DoB

1974-02-01

Address

48 Central Road, New Town, Johannesburg, South Africa

Reg. ID

7402016297260, Refugee ID Card; T00043812, Passport

Official reason

Abdella Hussein Abadigga has recruited young men in South Africa and sent them to a weapons training camp. Abadigga, who controlled two mosques in South Africa, used his position to extort money from members of the mosques. Abadigga sent these funds via a hawala to ISIS supporters elsewhere in Africa. Bilal al-Sudani, a U.S.-designated ISIS leader ...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0616

Date of listing

2022-03-01

Program information

Authority

US

Program

Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594

Regime

OFAC-horizontal

Target State

Terrorism

Measures

Blocking Property

Sanctions Portfolio

https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/2396

Official Information

On June 6, 2003, OFAC issued the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (68 FR 34196, June 6, 2003 (“the Regulations”), to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 of September 23, 2001, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism” (66 FR 49079, September 25, 2001)...

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/07/01/2022-13969/global-terrorism-sanctions-regulations