Nigeria, Feb. 16 -- The US government has frozen the assets of eight Nigerians for alleged links to terrorist organisations and cybercrime.

This action was taken through the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and appears on a 3,000-page sanctions list that includes individuals from other countries.

According to the document, the affected Nigerians have been linked to terrorist organisations that threaten global security, such as Boko Haram, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Some of the Nigerians on this list are: Salih Yusuf Adamu, accused of funding Boko Haram; Babestan Ademulero; and Abu Abdullah ibn Umar Al-Barnawi, linked to terrorism.

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