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Abubakar Shekau of Nigeria's Boko Haram 'may be dead'
Source: BBC
19 August 2013 Last updated at 18:04 GMT
Abubakar Shekau of Nigeria's Boko Haram 'may be dead'
Nigeria's militant Islamist leader Abubakar Shekau may have been killed by the security forces during a shoot-out, an army spokesman has said.
An "intelligence report" showed that Shekau, the leader of the Boko Haram group, may have died between 25 July and 3 August, Lt-Col Sagir Musa said.
Boko Haram, which has waged an insurgency in Nigeria since 2009, has not commented on the statement.
The US had put a bounty of $7m (£4.6m) on Shekau's head.
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Abubakar Shekau of Nigeria's Boko Haram 'may be dead'
Nigeria's militant Islamist leader Abubakar Shekau may have been killed by the security forces during a shoot-out, an army spokesman has said.
An "intelligence report" showed that Shekau, the leader of the Boko Haram group, may have died between 25 July and 3 August, Lt-Col Sagir Musa said.
Boko Haram, which has waged an insurgency in Nigeria since 2009, has not commented on the statement.
The US had put a bounty of $7m (£4.6m) on Shekau's head.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23761048
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