Intelligence sources claim Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau blew himself up to avoid capture

NIGERIAN intelligence agencies are reporting that Boko Haram leader Sheikh Abubakar Shekau is dead claiming he blew himself up to avoid capture after losing a gun battle to fighters of the rival Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap).   Iswap broke away from Boko Haram and has operated as a rival group, with both laying...