Consolidated List · Al-Qaida
ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED SHEKAU
- Reference
- QDi.322
- Type
- individual
- Committee
- Al-Qaida
- Listed on
- 2014-06-26
- Last updated
- 2019-12-06
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Date of birth
- 1969
- Place of birth
- Shekau Village, Yobe State, Nigeria
- Address
- Nigeria
Also known as
Abubakar Shekau, Abu Mohammed Abubakar bin Mohammed, Abu Muhammed Abubakar bi Mohammed, Shekau, Shehu, Shayku, Imam Darul Tauhid, Imam Darul Tawheed
Narrative summary
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 INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals
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