Proudly over the top in his villainy, Abubakar Shekau told the world he has the girls. Dressed in fatigues, with a rifle slung across his chest and masked men at his sides, the head of the Islamic ...

The leader of the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has killed himself, rival Islamist militants said in an audio recording. In audio obtained by news agencies, the Islamic ...

Multiple Nigerian media outlets reported last week that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has died or been mortally wounded in a confrontation with fighters from the Islamic State in West Africa ...

Abubakar Shekau, the longtime leader of Boko Haram, was reported to have blown himself up on Wednesday night. But he has been falsely reported dead several times before.

What Abubakar Shekau’s reported death means for Nigeria security If Boko Haram leader is indeed dead, some experts say they expect a number of his fighters to join ISWAP in further blow to ...

The Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) militant group said in an audio recording heard by Reuters on Sunday that Abubakar Shekau, leader of rival Nigerian militant Islamist group Boko ...

In it, the leader of Islamic State West Africa Province, known as ISWAP, appeared to confirm that Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram’s violent and erratic leader, killed himself rather than be taken ...

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau appears in a new video to deny reports of his death, mock the army and taunt the parents of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls.

Abubakar Shekau took over the leadership of Boko Haram in 2009 Abubakar Shekau, the infamous leader of the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, is dead, a video published by its militants has ...

After more than a decade of terror, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is dead. While significant, the impact of Shekau’s death on security and humanitarian operations in northeast Nigeria is still ...

The leader of the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has killed himself, rival Islamist militants said in an audio recording. In audio obtained by news agencies, the Islamic ...

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, centre, is pictured in this still image taken from an undated video obtained in 2018. Shekau reportedly died around May 18, according to an audio recording from ...