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Nigeria: Nigerian Army Confirms Death of Fake Abubakar Shekau
Vanguard, 24 September 2014
The Defence Headquarters confirmed that self-acclaimed leader of the Boko Haram sect, Mohammed Bashir, alias "Abubakar Shekau" had died in an encounter with troops at Konduga in… Read more »
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Nigeria: Military Confirms Killing of Shekau Impostor, As 200 Boko Haram Members Surrender
This Day, 24 September 2014
The Nigerian military has after several days of speculation officially confirmed the killing of the impostor of the Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau after a fierce battle for the… Read more »
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Nigeria: We Have Killed Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau - - Nigerian Military
Premium Times, 24 September 2014
The Nigerian military on Wednesday issued an official confirmation to reports that Abubakar Shekau, the eccentric leader of Boko Haram, whose death the military has claimed… Read more »
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Nigeria: DHQ Confirms Shekau Dead, Search for Chibok Girls Ongoing
Guardian, 24 September 2014
LEADER of the Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has been confirmed killed by the Nigerian military in an exchange that also claimed the lives of about 135… Read more »
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Nigeria: Boko Haram - DHQ Warns Next Shekau to Be Ready for Justice
Vanguard, 25 September 2014
ABUJA--Against the backdrop of evidence that Boko Haram commander, Mohammed Bashir, who has been impersonating the late sect leader, Abubakar Shekau in videos was killed on… Read more »
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Nigeria: Who (if Anyone) Killed Shekau?
Daily Trust, 24 September 2014
Success has many fathers but failure is an orphan. This saying applies even in war situations. In recent days, the Nigerian military and its Cameroonian counterpart have been… Read more »
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Nigeria: Boko Haram Leader Shekau 'Alive and Well'
Independent (Lagos), 23 September 2014
Ahmed Salkida, a Dubai-based Nigerian journalist who reportedly maintains communication with some leaders of the Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram, claimed today that the sect's… Read more »
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Nigeria: We Killed Shekau in Nigeria - Cameroon
Vanguard, 23 September 2014
Nigeria and Cameroon were, yesterday, locked in an arguement over who killed Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau and where he was killed. Read more »
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Nigeria: How Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau Was Killed - Investigations
Vanguard, 22 September 2014
Details of how Abubakar Shekau, the impostor and leader of the Boko Haram terrorist group lost his left in a shootout with Nigerian troops in Konduga on Wednesday Sept. 17 emerged… Read more »
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Nigeria: More Boko Haram Terrorists Surrender As Speculation Over Shekau's Death Thickens
Premium Times, 22 September 2014
The Nigerian military said on Monday that it has subdued more members of the extremist Boko Haram sect. Read more »
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Nigeria: More Terrorists Surrender Over Suspected Shekau's Death
This Day, 22 September 2014
As the news about the possible killing of leader of the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic Sect, Abubakar Shekau, is yet to be officially confirmed, members of the terror organization are… Read more »
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Nigeria: 'Shekau Imposter Likely Killed'
Daily Trust, 22 September 2014
Troops might have killed a man they said had been masquerading as Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau during a fierce fighting in Konduga, Borno State last week. Read more »
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Nigeria: Cameroon Troops Not Operating in Nigeria - DHQ
Daily Trust, 23 September 2014
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday refuted media reports that Cameroonian troops killed Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau in a cross border raid into Nigeria. Read more »
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Nigeria: Cameroon Army Claims Killing of Boko Haram's Shekau
This Day, 22 September 2014
Nigerian security agencies are reviewing information that Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Boko Haram Islamist militant group, may have been killed in a battle with the military,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Boko Haram Leader, Shekau Feared Killed in Konduga
Vanguard, 22 September 2014
Indications emerged last night that Nigerian troops may have scored a strategic victory in the current battle against terrorists operating in the North East on September 17. Read more »
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Nigeria: Boko Haram - Members Surrender, Hand Over Weapons
Leadership, 22 September 2014
Following a relentless onslaught by the Nigerian Army, many members of the Boko Haram sect have begun to surrender voluntarily. Some of them submitted themselves and their weapons… Read more »
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Nigeria: Boko Haram Members Surrender With Weapons - DHQ
Independent (Lagos), 22 September 2014
The Defence Headquarters has disclosed that some Boko Haram terrorists have begun to surrender with their weapons following relentless onslaught by troops. Read more »
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Nigeria: Some Boko Haram Terrorists Surrender, Plead for Mercy
Vanguard, 21 September 2014
Abuja - The Defence Headquarters has disclosed that some Boko Haram terrorists have begun to surrender with their weapons voluntarily following relentless onslaught by troops. Read more »
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Nigeria: Boko Haram - Five Insurgents Surrender to Superior Firepower - DHQ
Premium Times, 21 September 2014
A week after soldiers stopped the Boko Haram insurgents from taking over Konduga, a town 35 kilometres from the Borno State capital, Maiduguri, the military has said five members… Read more »
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Nigeria: Konduga - Overwhelmed Boko Haram Terrorists Surrender to Nigerian Troops
Vanguard, 22 September 2014
Following the several defeats Boko Haram terrorists suffered in the hands of Special Forces of the Nigerian military, some of the insurgents have surrendered to the Nigerian armed… Read more »
Nigeria's Boko Haram Leader Reportedly Killed
Sheikh Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Boko Haram sect, has reportedly been killed in a battle with the military in Konduga, a border town between Nigeria and Cameroon.
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The Defence Headquarters has disclosed that some Boko Haram militants have begun to surrender with their weapons following the possible killing of their leader Sheikh Abubakar ... Read more »
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At least 400 insurgents have been killed by Nigerian troops after a fierce battle in the town of Konduga in Borno State. Read more »
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Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Boko Haram Islamist sect, has reportedly died from gunshot wounds he received during clashes with the military. Read more »
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The Department of the State Security has revealed that the video of Boko Haram's leader, Abubakar Shekau, which indicated that he was still alive is fake. Read more »
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Leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, who was declared dead by the army, has appeared in a new video claiming responsibility for the massacre in Borno State. Read more »
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Sheikh Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has reportedly been shot and deposed by members of his own sect. Read more »
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The U.S. government has launched an investigation to verify the reported death of alleged Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau after he was said to have been shot in a clash with ... Read more »
