Nigeria's Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself, rival ISWAP confirms - Boko Haram's leader was reported to have been killed on several occasions over the last 12 years.
Militant group says Nigeria s Boko Haram leader is dead 07 Jun 2021 / 10:55 H. FILE PHOTO: Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau holds a weapon in an unknown location in Nigeria in this still image taken from an undated video obtained on January 15, 2018. Boko Haram Handout/Sahara Reporters via Reuters
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: The Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) militant group said in an audio recording heard by Reuters on Sunday that Abubakar Shekau, leader of rival Nigerian militant Islamist 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.
Shekau died around May 18 after detonating an explosive device when he was pursued by the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) fighters following a battle.
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.