DAKAR, Senegal — The Nigerian military is investigating claims that Abubakar Shekau, the Boko Haram leader who orchestrated mass kidnappings of schoolchildren during his decade-long war against Western influence, has died in northeast Nigeria.
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Is Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau dead this time? The Nigerian military is investigating.
May 21, 2021 at 1:01 p.m. EDT