The leader of the Nigerism of the Terrorist Group “West African Province of the Islamic State” (ISWAP, the former “Boko Haram”, is prohibited in the Russian Federation) Abubakar Sheku committed suicide to not get into captivity to another group, reports the Wall Street Journal newspaper with reference to Nigerian officials and intelligence data.
As reported by five unnamed officials in Nigeria, the grouping leader committed suicide during a collision with militants from another formation so that he was not alive. There was no official confirmation from the authorities of Nigeria yet, the publication notes, there was also no applications from the most terrorist group. According to the posts of telephone conversations that came to the disposal of Nigeria special services, the death of Sheku also discussed the militants.
Previously, the military source told RIA Novosti that Shekau was injured when a collision with the militants of another group in the north of Nigeria. According to the source, During collisions, Son Sheku died as a result of a gunshot wound.