Entity

Boko Haram

Listed by United States, UN Security Council, European Union, United Kingdom and Canada. Lists as published through October 13, 2026.

• ISIS, al-Qaeda and Affiliates

Listing Status by Jurisdiction

• US Listed
• UN Listed
• EU Listed
• UK Listed
• CA Listed

Entries on Each List

All 5 entries tie through OpenSanctions entity NK-nAfXTR4JGxXnWVte3izKiq plus an exact name or alias. Any further match basis is shown on the entry.

• United States

  BOKO HARAM

  Reference

  OFAC entry 16363

  Listing date

  Not stated in the SDN list file

  Program or regime as stated

  FTO; SDGT

  Match basis

  OpenSanctions entity stated above

  Source

  OFAC SDN List, file of October 13, 2026

• UN Security Council

  JAMA'ATU AHLIS SUNNA LIDDA'AWATI WAL-JIHAD

  Reference

  QDe.138

  Listing date

  May 22, 2014

  Program or regime as stated

  Al-Qaida

  Match basis

  • UN reference number QDe.138 (with UK entry AQD0055)

  Source

  UN Security Council Consolidated List, file of October 12, 2026

• United Kingdom

  JAMA'ATU AHLIS SUNNA LIDDA'AWATI WAL-JIHAD

  Reference

  AQD0055

  Listing date

  May 22, 2014

  Program or regime as stated

  Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

  Identifiers on the entry

  UN reference QDe.138

  Match basis

  • UN reference number QDe.138 (with UN entry QDe.138)

  Source

  UK Sanctions List, file of October 12, 2026

• European Union

  Jama'atu Ahlus-Sunnah Lidda'Awati Wal Jihad

  Reference

  EU.2805.29

  Listing date

  May 22, 2014

  Program or regime as stated

  TAQA

  Identifiers on the entry

  Regulations 583/2014 (OJ L160)

  Match basis

  OpenSanctions entity stated above

  Source

  EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, file of October 12, 2026

• Canada

  Boko Haram

  Reference

  Criminal Code listed entity 18

  Listing date

  December 24, 2013

  Program or regime as stated

  Criminal Code listed entity

  Match basis

  OpenSanctions entity stated above

  Source

  Canada Criminal Code Listed Terrorist Entities, file of December 10, 2025

Program Assignment

• ISIS, al-Qaeda and Affiliates: list program EU TAQA; Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; UN Al-Qaida list

Names and Aliases on the Lists (14)

• BOKO HARAM
• Boko Haram
• JAMA'ATU AHLIS SUNNA LIDDA'AWATI WAL-JIHAD
• Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'Awati Wal-Jihad
• Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati Wal-Jihad (JAS
• Jama'atu Ahlus-Sunna Lidda'Awati Wal Jihad
• JAMA'ATU AHLUS-SUNNAH LIDDA'AWATI WAL JIHAD
• Jama'atu Ahlus-Sunnah Lidda'Awati Wal Jihad
• NIGERIAN TALIBAN
• PEOPLE COMMITTED TO THE PROPHET'S TEACHINGS FOR PROPAGATION AND JIHAD
• People of the Tradition of the Prophet for Preaching and Striving / Group Committed to Propagating the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad)
• SUNNI GROUP FOR PREACHING AND JIHAD
• Western Education is a Sin
• جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد

Cite: Middle East Forum, "Boko Haram," Sanctions Comparator, accessed October 13, 2026, https://sanctions.meforum.org/e/us-16363/.