Reports gave by the Nigerian Army has said that it is probing the reports indicating that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is “badly injured” and “dead”.
There had been reports that the Boko Haram leader Shekau was seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival Islamic State-allied jihadists in the north of the country.
However, there are reports that the Shekau is dead
Quoting intelligence sources, AFP , on Thursday, reported that after a series of clashes, Shekau and some of his fighters were surrounded on Wednesday by ISWAP jihadists in Boko Haram’s Sambisa forest stronghold, where they demanded he surrendered.
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“To avoid capture, Shekau shot himself in the chest and the bullet pierced his shoulder,” the source said, adding, “He was badly injured.”
(News Online)
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