WASHINGTON – In an
unprecedented move, the United States on Monday posted up to $23 million in
rewards to help capture five leaders of militant groups which have spread
terror in west Africa and Nigeria.
unprecedented move, the United States on Monday posted up to $23 million in
rewards to help capture five leaders of militant groups which have spread
terror in west Africa and Nigeria.
The highest reward of up to $7
million is offered for the leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram extremists, Abubakar
Shekau, while $5 million each was posted for Al-Qaeda veteran Mokhtar
Belmokhtar and Yahya Abou Al-Hammam, a top figure in Al-Qaeda in the Islamic
Maghreb, US officials said.
million is offered for the leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram extremists, Abubakar
Shekau, while $5 million each was posted for Al-Qaeda veteran Mokhtar
Belmokhtar and Yahya Abou Al-Hammam, a top figure in Al-Qaeda in the Islamic
Maghreb, US officials said.
Source: Vanguard
