Financial reward offered for information about wanted individuals
They carried out terrorist attacks
Written by Omnia Hassan
Financial authorities announced on Thursday the allocation Financial rewards A reward of 7.5 billion CFA francs is offered for any information that leads to “locating, arresting or neutralizing a number of persons wanted on suspicion of involvement in terrorist acts.”.
Allocating “two billion CFA francs”
The Malian Ministry of Security and Civil Protection explained that “two billion CFA francs” have been allocated for any information leading to the “arrest or neutralization” of Iyad Ag Ghali, the leader of the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims, also known as Abu al-Fadl.
It added in a statement that a reward of “1.5 billion CFA francs” has also been allocated for anyone who provides information leading to the “arrest or neutralization” of Amadou Koufa, the leader of the Macina Battalion, whose real name is Hamadoun Hassan Sankare, and who is also known by names including Barry and Ngobo.
The same reward, 1.5 billion CFA francs, was offered for any information leading to the “arrest of Abdoulaye Mohamedou, also known by the names Bekaye Diallo, Jules Bibi and Sidi.”.
A reward of one billion CFA francs is offered for information leading to the capture of Alghabbas Ag Intalla.
The list of wanted persons in Mali also included Alghabass Ag Intalla, for whom a reward of one billion CFA francs was set for information about him, while 500 million CFA francs were offered for information about “Sedan Ag Heita, known by the names Othman Al-Ansari, Abdel Hakim Al-Kidali and AK”.
Bilal Ag Cherif's name was also included among the wanted persons, with a reward of 500 million CFA francs offered for information leading to his arrest or death. The same applies to Abdel Rahman Batna, known as the Algerian.
According to the Malian authorities, these individuals are “actively wanted” on suspicion of involvement in planning, organizing, or carrying out terrorist acts targeting the security of persons and property within Malian territory.
Reporting any information that could help locate wanted individuals
The authorities called on Malian citizens to “remain vigilant and cooperate with the armed forces and security forces” by “reporting any information that could help locate these wanted individuals.”.
The announcement of these rewards comes after the widespread attacks carried out by the Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) in alliance with the Azawad Liberation Front (FLN) on April 25, which targeted Bamako, Kati, Mopti, Sévaré, Konna, Kidal, and Gao, and resulted in the death of Defense Minister General Sadio Camara.
