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Screen a person, company, vessel or aircraft against the OFAC SDN and Consolidated lists. Every candidate comes with the reason it matched and the list version it was checked against.
Potential match
2 listed parties scored at or above 0.75 against “SHEKAU Abubakar”. Review each reason below before deciding.
Lists checked
| List | Result | Published | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDN list | Potential match128 listed parties scored | publisher date of issue | 5970dbe3dca1last checked 2026-10-10 03:30 UTC |
| Consolidated (non-SDN) list | No match1 listed party scored | publisher date of issue | c8b23340119dlast checked 2026-10-10 03:30 UTC |
Candidates to review
- SHEKAU Abubakar1.000 likely
SDN list entry 15009, individual, SDGT
Matched on the primary name
SHEKAU Abubakar
- name "SHEKAU Abubakar" matched the primary name "SHEKAU Abubakar" at 1: shekau, abubakar
- AHMED Abubaker Shariff0.829 review
SDN list entry 13369, individual, SOMALIA
Matched on A.K.A.
AHMED Sheikh Abubakar
- name "SHEKAU Abubakar" matched the A.K.A. strong alias "AHMED Sheikh Abubakar" at 0.829: abubakar, shekau~sheikh (phonetic, credit 0.85); listed tokens not in query: ahmed
Matcher m1.n1. Screened 2026-10-10 03:40 UTC. Thresholds: review at 0.75, likely at 0.9. Candidates are possible matches to review, not determinations. Not legal advice.