This terrorist act prompted a global media campaign, BringBackOurGirls, which received global support. Nevertheless, about of the girls are still missing.
Though other kidnappings have not received the same media attention, Boko Haram has kidnapped tens of thousands of children over the years, forcing children into marriage or battle. Overall, the terrorist group has forcibly displaced approximately two million people and has killed more than 40, Over the course of a decade, Shekau transformed Boko Haram from an underground group of Islamist radicals to a powerful insurgency. With millions of viewers on YouTube, the Boko Haram leader spread his hateful messages far and wide and incited violence against civilians.
His death presents a clear opportunity to weaken Boko Haram. This means increased violence between the terrorist sects, which negatively affects the Nigerian people as a whole. Fortunately, Nigerians are finding solutions to their problems. 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 State West Africa Province Iswap said Shekau died detonating explosives on himself after a battle between the two groups.
Shekau was reported dead last month and has been reported killed before. Neither Boko Haram nor the Nigerian government have confirmed his death. In the undated audio recording, a voice thought to be that of Iswap leader Abu Musab al-Barnawi said Shekau "killed himself instantly by detonating an explosive". Iswap fighters hunted down the warlord and offered him the chance to repent and join them, al-Barnawi said.
When reports of Shekau's death in a clash circulated last month, the Nigerian army said it would investigate. Army spokesman Brig Gen Mohammed Yerima told the BBC at the time the army was looking into what happened, but that it would not issue a statement until it got definitive proof. One journalist with close links to security agencies said that Shekau died when Iswap attacked Boko Haram positions in the Sambisa forest, north-east Nigeria.
He has been reported dead numerous times before, only to resurface. The official media outlets of the Islamic State group have also not yet commented on the claims. It's unclear what Shekau's death will mean for Boko Haram but it's unlikely to spell the end of jihadism in West Africa.
For one, the Islamic State West Africa Province has become increasingly prominent in the region and has carried out a number of successful attacks against the Nigerian military.
Analysts say the group may now be wooing Shekau's former fighters. The content you requested does not exist or is not available anymore. ON TV. On social media. Who are we? Fight the Fake. Daily newsletter Receive essential international news every morning Subscribe.
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