Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has been injured in an air strike in the Northeast, according to AFP reports on Wednesday.
The news network said two Nigerian Air Force jets fired at fighters who had gathered for prayers in Balla village, on the edge of the Sambisa Forest, last Friday.
One source with contacts within Boko Haram circle said; “Shekau was wounded in the bombings and is believed to be receiving treatment near the Nigerian border with Cameroon around Kolofata,”
“His deputy, Abba Mustapha, alias Malam Abba, was killed in the attack along with another key lieutenant, Abubakar Gashua, alias Abu Aisha,”.
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