The leader of the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram has died after detonating a suicide vest, officials have claimed.
Abubakar Shekau, who orchestrated the kidnapping of nearly 300 schoolgirls in Chibok in 2014, detonated the explosives when confronted with fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in northern Nigeria.
The fighting occurred in the Borno state, where ISWAP has become the dominant force in Nigeria s more than a decade-long jihadist insurgency, a memo obtained by The Wall Street Journal found.
While there is not yet official confirmation about Shekau s death from the Nigerian government, the Journal was able to review transcripts between insurgents discussing his suicide.
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