The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday sanctioned Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, and a splinter group, Ansaru , Reuters has reported.
Report says Shekau is the first individual while Ansaru is the first terrorist group to face such disciplinary action since the Islamist militant groups were termed terrorist organisations.
With this development, the two groups have been banned from international travel while their assets would be frozen under the UN al Qaeda sanctions list.
It would be recalled that last month, the Security Council of al Qaeda Sanctions Committee blacklisted Boko Haram at the request of Nigeria, following abduction of over 250 girls from the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, on April 14.
The Islamist militant group was described in the UN listing as an affiliate of al Qaeda and the Organisation of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. It is subjected to a travel ban, asset freeze and arms embargo.
Ansaru broke off from the Boko Haram sect in protest after it killed 186 mostly Muslim civilians in Kano in 2012.
Shekau is the purported leader of Boko Haram. A year ago, US Secretary of State, John Kerry authorised a reward of up to $7m for information leading to his location.
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