Entity record

ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED SHEKAUPerson

Source-verifiedReflects Registre national des gelsobserved 2026-09-03not an issuing authority

ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED SHEKAU appears on the Registre national des gels, designated by FR DGT under program (UE) 735/2014 du 04/07/2014 (ONU Al Qaeda Etat - Islamique - RCSNU 1267 (1999) et R (UE) 881/2002 ); reflected as observed on 2026-09-03.

Sanctions

Also known as

Abubakar Shekau
Abu Mohammed Abubakar bin Mohammed
Abu Muhammed Abubakar bi Mohammed
Shekau
Shehu
Shayku
Imam Darul Tauhid
Imam Darul Tawheed

Designations

Designated by FR DGT under program (UE) 735/2014 du 04/07/2014 (ONU Al Qaeda Etat - Islamique - RCSNU 1267 (1999) et R (UE) 881/2002 ) since 2014-07-04. Other entities under (UE) 735/2014 du 04/07/2014 (ONU Al Qaeda Etat - Islamique - RCSNU 1267 (1999) et R (UE) 881/2002 )

Reason for listing

Per FR DGT (listed 2014-07-04):

membre de la tribu Kanuri - description physique : yeux de couleur noire, cheveux de couleur noire - dirigeant du Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'Awati Wal-Jihad (Boko Haram). Sous la direction de Shekau, Boko Haram a été responsable d'une série d'attaques terroristes majeures (official source)

Key properties

Date of birth: 1969
Place of birth: Village Shekau, Etat de Yobe
Position: Imam
Notes: membre de la tribu Kanuri - description physique : yeux de couleur noire, cheveux de couleur noire - dirigeant du Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'Awati Wal-Jihad (Boko Haram). Sous la direction de Shekau, Boko Haram a été responsable d'une série d'attaques terroristes majeures

Source list & list version

Source list	List version	Manifest SHA-256	Status	Verify
Registre national des gelsSanctions list Direction générale du Trésor	fr_tresor_gels_avoir@2026-09-03T11:52:46.0865293+02:00	befdb75f35011f00…	List version (signing pending)	—

About these sources

Registre national des gelsSanctions list

France's Registre national des gels, published by the Direction générale du Trésor — the administrative national operational register combining EU, UN-implemented and French domestic asset-freeze measures while retaining each legal basis. The cited legal acts control and the consolidated register can lag an amendment.

What a match means: A match is an entry in France's official asset-freeze register. Preserve its French/EU/UN provenance and escalate it, then review each attached legal basis and effective date before deciding the controlling obligation.

First observed 2014-07-04; last confirmed present in Registre national des gels list version fr_tresor_gels_avoir@2026-09-03T11:52:46.0865293+02:00, observed 2026-09-03.

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ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED SHEKAU. ProofAML. This page reflects the official Registre national des gels, version fr_tresor_gels_avoir@2026-09-03T11:52:46.0865293+02:00, as observed on 2026-09-03. ProofAML is not the issuing authority. URL: https://proofaml.com/people/abubakar-mohammed-shekau-nk01c86fca/

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