Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Shekau Mohammed Abubakar
Aliases
Abubakar Shekau; Abu Mohammed Abubakar bin Mohammed; Abu Muhammed Abubakar bi Mohammed; Shekau; Shehu; Shayku; Imam Darul Tauhid; Imam Darul Tawheed
Position
Leader of Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'Awati Wal-Jihad (Boko Haram)
DoB
N/A
Address
NGA
Linked to
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:JOL_2014_198_R_0001&from=EN
Official reason
Imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations
Other Information
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014R0735&rid=1
Date of listing
2014-07-04
Program information
Authority
EU
Program
Restrictive measures with respect to ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida
Regime
UN, EU-horizontal
Target State
Terrorism
Measures
Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission, Prohibition to satisfy claims
Sanctions Portfolio
- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - It is prohibited to grant claims to the persons or entities listed in Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1686. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex of C...
Official Information
The UN Security Council has introduced two separate restrictive measures regimes to combat terrorism. On 15 October 1999, restrictive measures were introduced in relation to the Taliban through UN Security Council Resolution 1267 (1999). On 16 January 2002, the measures were extended to cover the Al-Qaida organization and other individuals, groups,...
Program URL
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02016D1693-20230610