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Is Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau dead?

Reportedly killed: Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau. [Courtesy]

The Nigerian Army is investigating reports that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has died or is seriously wounded, reports the BBC.

Shekau, who has waged an insurgency in the northeast of Nigeria since 2009, came under fire on Wednesday during a clash with a rival extremist faction, the Islamic State in West African Province (Iswap).

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