Nigerian Says Boko Haram Leader Shekau Is Probably Dead
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Nigeria’s military said the leader of the militant Boko Haram group probably died from wounds sustained in a gun battle with security forces, a development that could set back its violent campaign to establish an Islamic state in Africa’s largest oil producer.
Abubakar Shekau was injured on June 30 in a clash at Sambisa Forest in northeastern Nigeria, Sagir Musa, a spokesman for the military task force fighting the Islamists, said in an e-mailed statement yesterday, citing intelligence reports. He provided no evidence to back up the claim.