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# Abubakar Shekau

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Boko Haram leader 'fatally wounded' in army airstrike

The army said that three other key figures were also killed.

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Aug 23rd 2016, 8:19 AM

'I will sell them in the market' - Boko Haram leader admits to abducting 223 schoolgirls

There are fears some of the girls were sold as brides for as little as $12.

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May 5th 2014, 9:38 PM

Insurgents kill 180 in attacks that rocked Nigerian city

Islamists from the Boko Haram group mounted a deadly series of bomb attacks and shooting sprees across Kano.

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Jan 22nd 2012, 1:18 PM