By Stephen Levy
As part of an
ongoing effort to target the Lebanese political and militant group Hezbollah,
the Treasury
Department listed three individuals in Nigeria as affiliates to the group
on February 26th. The men,
Mustapha Fawaz, Fouzi Fawaz, and Abdallah Tahini, are claimed to have been
members of a Hezbollah terrorist unit in Nigeria. The U.S. claims they
collected donations, recruited new members, and stored weapons for Hezbollah,
and used their businesses to keep tabs on foreign nationals in Nigeria.
Nigerian authorities had previously arrested Tahini, and have an outstanding
arrest for Fouzi Fawaz. No attacks have been tied to the group, but it is
likely that with Boko Haram’s activities in northern Nigeria, Nigerian and U.S.
authorities are wary of any activity by the group.
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