Former Malian diplomat and Tuareg rebel Ghaly is wanted by the International Criminal Court and is also listed as a terrorist by the United States.
Several audacious assaults on military authority have been attributed to JNIM since its formation in 2017.
The security ministry, which is headed by the military, announced a bounty of $3.5 million (or two billion CFA francs) for information leading to the “capture or neutralisation” of Ghaly and $2.5 million for one of his deputy, Amadou Kouffa, in a statement that was read out on national television.
Two Tuareg rebel leaders were also offered financial incentives in exchange for information.
In a statement, the police claimed that these individuals are being sought because they were involved in terrorist acts that posed a harm to people and their property in the country.
The JNIM and Islamic State group fighters, along with criminal groups, have been in the forefront of the instability that Mali has faced for almost fifteen years.
Following a coup in 2020, the military took control of the nation.