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Nigeria: Boko Haram and the Many Faces of Abubakar Shekau
African Arguments, 30 September 2014
On September 24, 2014, Nigerian and Cameroonian sources provided video evidence that a Boko Haram commander named Bashir Muhammed, who 'doubled' as the group's leader Abubakar… Read more »
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Nigeria: Boko Haram Leader's Many Lives
DW, 26 September 2014
Nigeria's army has reported several successes in the battle against Islamist group Boko Haram. Observers are skeptical and also doubt claims that the group's leader has been killed… 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: U.S. Unfazed By "Death" of Boko Haram Leader
CAJ News, 26 September 2014
THE United States is not reading too much into reports the leader of the vicious Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shehau, has been killed. Read more »
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Nigeria: Shekau's Death Immaterial, FG Says
Daily Trust, 25 September 2014
The Federal Government says the death of the Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is not as important as the surrender of the sect. Information Minister Labaran Maku said this… Read more »
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Nigeria: Two Shekau's Down - Next?
Vanguard, 29 September 2014
BY now, the Nigerian military should be picking up a few useful insights into guerrilla warfare, which is going to be the preferred face of armed confrontation in the foreseeable… Read more »
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Nigeria: Shekau Won the Propaganda War, but Lost the Battle
Independent (Lagos), 27 September 2014
The Federal Government has reportedly described the death of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau as immaterial. According to Information MinisterLabaran Maku, the death of the… Read more »
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Nigeria: U.S. Doubts Reports of Boko Haram Leader's Death
Vanguard, 26 September 2014
The United States voiced skepticism Thursday over reports from the Nigerian military that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau had been killed in recent clashes with troops. Read more »