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New Delhi, Oct 16: In a big blow to radical Islam, the leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) Abu Musab al-Barnawi is dead, Nigerias top general has said."I can authoritatively confirm to you that Abu Musab is dead," .
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Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau holds a weapon in an unknown location in Nigeria in a Jan 15, 2018, file photo. Reuters
MAIDUGURI: The Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) militant group said in an audio recording heard on Sunday that Abubakar Shekau, leader of rival Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, was dead.
Shekau died around May 18 after detonating an explosive device when he was pursued by ISWAP fighters following a battle, a person purporting to be ISWAP leader Abu Musab al Barnawi said on the audio recording.
“Abubakar Shekau, God has judged him by sending him to heaven,” he can be heard saying.