LAGOS, Nigeria—Nigeria’s military claimed Thursday that Abu Musab al-Barnawi, the leader of an ISIS-linked extremist group blamed for killing hundreds in the northeast, had died. There was no immediate confirmation from the militants.
At a news conference, Nigeria’s chief of defense staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, told reporters: “I can authoritatively confirm to you that Abu Musab is dead.” He gave no further information and it was not possible to independently corroborate the claim.
