Nigeria's Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau dead, confirms ISWAP militant group
Shekau died around May 18 after detonating an explosive device when he was pursued by the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) fighters following a battle.
Jun 07, 2021, 09:45 AM IST
Boko Haram claims Nigeria university twin suicide bombing
Islamist militant group Boko Haram has said it was behind Monday's twin suicide bombing at a university in north-eastern Nigeria which killed two people.
Jan 17, 2017, 15:19 PM IST
Nigerian Air Force says kills top Boko Haram militants, leader believed wounded
Nigeria’s Air Force said it had killed some senior Boko Haram militants and believed it had fatally wounded the group`s leader in a raid on the Islamists` northeast heartland.
Aug 23, 2016, 13:39 PM IST
Boko Haram releases new video of alleged Chibok girls
Boko Haram on Sunday released a video of the girls allegedly kidnapped from Chibok in April 2014, showing some who are still alive and claiming others died in air strikes.
Aug 14, 2016, 17:59 PM IST
Boko Haram elusive chief Shekau says `still around in audio message
Boko Haram`s elusive leader Abubakar Shekau said in an audio message Thursday he is still around despite his reported ouster as head of the Nigeria-based jihadist group by the Islamic State (IS).
Aug 04, 2016, 15:47 PM IST
Boko Haram fracturing over Islamic State ties, US general warns
Waldauser noted Shekau`s local focus and voiced concern about whether a splinter group might act more in concert with Islamic State`s transregional ambitions.
Jun 22, 2016, 10:09 AM IST
Nigeria: Boko Haram sends `proof of life` video of Chibok girls
Two of the three mothers of the 219 schoolgirls still missing since the mass abduction on April 14, 2014 recognised their daughters on the video.
Apr 14, 2016, 10:39 AM IST
Nigeria issues poster of 100 wanted Boko Haram militants
Nigeria's Army is posting photographs of 100 wanted Boko Haram militants including the shadowy leader whom they claim to have killed on at least three occasions.
Oct 31, 2015, 17:40 PM IST
Boko Haram says leader Abubakar Shekau is alive in new video
Boko Haram said in a new video on Wednesday that its elusive leader Abubakar Shekau was alive and still in charge of the Nigeria-based Islamist group whose six-year insurgency has killed thousands.
Oct 08, 2015, 11:15 AM IST
