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Nigeria's purported Boko Haram leader says has 'married off' girls

Abuja; Nigeria: A man claiming to be Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has said more than 200 girls kidnapped by the group six months ago were "married off" to its fighters, contradicting Nigerian government claims they would soon be freed.

Nigeria's military says it killed Shekau a year ago, and authorities said in September that they had killed an imposter posing as him in videos.

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