Nigeria claims to have killed Boko Haram leader in air strike

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau and other commanders of the Islamic extremist movement have been killed by an air strike, according to Nigeria's military.

Nigeria claims to have killed Boko Haram leader in air strike

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau and other commanders of the Islamic extremist movement have been killed by an air strike, according to Nigeria's military.

The military has not said how it has this information. Nigerian security forces have declared they have killed Shekau at least three times in the past.

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