Nigeria Says Air Strike May Have Killed Boko Haram Leader
- Army says Shekau may have been ‘fatally wounded’ in strike
- Attack occurred in northeastern state of Borno, army says
This May 12, 2014 file photo taken from video by Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorist network, shows their leader Abubakar Shekau.
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Nigeria’s military said it may have killed Abubakar Shekau, the disputed leader of the Islamist militant movement Boko Haram.
Shekau was “believed to be fatally wounded” during an air strike on the Sambisa forest in the northeastern state of Borno on Aug. 19, army spokesman Sani Usman said in an e-mailed statement Tuesday.