In many ways, Boko Haram and its leader, Abubakar Shekau, are shrouded in mystery. But that is beginning to change. Abdulbasit Kassim and Michael Nwankpa recently published The Boko Haram Reader, an ...

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LAGOS — Abubakar Shekau says he is alive and still the leader of Islamist sect Boko Haram, denying reports he has been incapacitated in a new audio message released by the group on Sunday. Limited ...

Boko Haram's long-time leader Abubakar Shekau has said in an audio message he is "still around" despite his reported removal as leader of the Nigeria-based armed group by the Islamic State of Iraq and ...

The Nigerian army says it is looking into reports that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has died after blowing himself up to avoid being captured by a rival group. Shekau, the long-time leader of the ...

A new journalistic work by Ahmad Salkida has revealed a hidden chapter in the life of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau The account detailed how Shekau was secretly treated in Kano after being wounded ...

Nigerian Terrorist Abubakar Shekau: Dead or Alive—and Does it Matter? Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau holds a weapon in an unknown location in Nigeria in this still image taken from an undated video ...

Abubakar Shekau, the Nigerian leader of the Boko Haram jihadist group, was once rejected by the Islamic State group (IS) for being too radical. The insurgent, who killed himself in a gunfight ...