Boko Haram leader may be dead

The Nigerian army says they have contour leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau.Photo: HO / AFPThe leader of the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, is dramatically and might be dead, said the Nigerian Army.Boko Haram is behind a large number of attacks against the army, Christians and Christian institutions in northern Nigeria. The organization is fighting to establish an Islamic state in the northern part of the country, and they have said that they will chase all Christians out of the area.The message from the Nigerian army is not confirmed by other sources.The report from the Army says that Abubakar Shekau said to have been dramatically during a skirmish with the Nigerian troops, and that it happened 30 June this year in Sambisa forest in northern Nigeria.In a statement from the Army states that According to intelligence reports is likely that Boko Haram leader died once between 25 July and 3 August.After the information the Nigerian army sit inside with black Abubakar Shekau taken over the border to Cameroon incognito for treatment of injuries.

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RVice chairman killedLast week said the Nigerian army that they had killed deputy chairman of Boko Haram, Momodu Bama, also known as Abu Saad. These are not verified by independent sources.
According to reports Momodu Bama have been killed along with 17 other warriors from Boko Haram in the fight against Nigerian soldiers in Bama in Borno state 4 August this year
It is estimated that Boko Haram has been behind the murder of 3,600 people since 2009, both civilian and military.elated articles