Army: We can’t confirm if Shekau is dead… we’re still investigating

The Nigerian Army says it cannot confirm if Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader, is dead.

Shekau was reportedly killed on Wednesday in a confrontation with fighters of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), a breakaway faction of Boko Haram.

According to a police intelligence report, ISWAP commanders were quoted to have said Shekau killed himself with a bomb “when he observed that the ISWAP fighters wanted to capture him alive”.

But when contacted on Friday, Mohammed Yerima, army spokesperson, said the death claim is still being investigated.

“We cannot…