Boko Haram Terror Leader Dead by Suicide Blast

Supporters of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) rally to urge authorities to rescue hundreds of schoolboys abducted by Boko Haram affiliated gangs, in northwestern state of Katsina, Nigeria on Dec. 17, 2020. Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images

Although the Nigerian military says it is investigating claims that Abubakar Shekau, the mastermind of Boko Haram, is injured, The Epoch Times learned on May 20 that he is dead.

The Islamic terrorist’s death by suicide blast late into the evening of May 19 was reported to The Epoch Times on May 20 by David Otto, a defense consultant with sources in the Nigerian military.