Nigerian Army has said that it is probing the reports indicating that Boko Haram leader ABUBAKAR SHEKAU is "badly injured" and "dead".
There had been reports that the Boko Haram leader SHEKAU was seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival Islamic State-allied jihadists in the north of the country.
Quoting intelligence sources, AFP  reported that after a series of clashes, SHEKAU and some of his fighters were surrounded by ISWAP jihadists in Boko Haram's Sambisa forest stronghold, where they demanded he surrendered.
When contacted, Nigeria's army spokesman, MOHAMMED YERIMA neither denied nor confirm the reports on SHEKAU.
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