Abubakar Shekau
latest news & developments
Boko Haram displaced feel forgotten amid Nigeria election fever
More than 27 000 people have been killed since the Boko Haram conflict began in 2009 and some 1.8-million others are still displaced
What’s behind the return of Boko Haram?
A faction of Boko Haram affiliated to the Islamic State militant group, has intensified attacks against the army in the northeast of Nigeria
Nigerian army says Shekau has a ‘mental issue’ after the Boko Haram leader resurfaces
The army’s director, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, reassured citizens that they are capable of defending them from the terrorist group.
Danger of boosting Boko Haram
There is the question of further raising Boko Haram’s profile, and playing into the hands of some elements of the group.
Nigeria open to negotiate with Boko Haram over kidnapping
After Boko Haram posted a video offering to release kidnapped girls in exchange for prisoners, Nigeria says "the window of negotiation is still open".
Nigeria rejects Boko Haram’s conditions for release of schoolgirls
Nigeria says it will not agree to suggestions by Boko Haram that the kidnapped schoolgirls will be released once the country frees militant prisoners.
Suspected Boko Haram members kill 56 in Nigeria
Suspected Islamist extremists have stormed a mosque and shot dead 44 worshippers and 12 others in a nearby village in Nigeria, say officials.