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Boko Haram’s demise will only strengthen Isis in Africa

26 May 2021

1:21 AM

26 May 2021

1:21 AM

Multiple reports have confirmed that the Boko Haram chief Abubakar Shekau is dead. Shekau’s demise came after Boko Haram last week clashed with Isis in Sambisa forest in northeast Nigeria. Some reports suggested that the Boko Haram leader detonated a suicide vest rather than be captured by the Isis militants.

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