Reports Say Boko Haram's Leader Has Been Seriously Wounded In A Clash With Rivals

Abubakar Shekau was fighting ISIS-aligned militants from the Islamic State West Africa (ISWAP) in northern Nigeria when he was injured on Wednesday, the sources told AFP news agency today

Daily Mail: Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau who oversaw kidnap of 300 girls is seriously injured after trying to kill himself to avoid capture by rival ISIS jihadists

* Abubakar Shekau was fighting Islamic State West Africa militants on Wednesday

* Two intelligence sources said he had attempted to kill himself to avoid capture

* The sources offer differing reports as to how exactly Shekau, 48, became injured

* One said he shot himself in the chest after being surrounded in a forest

* The other said he detonated explosives while in a home he was holed up in

* ISWAP and Boko Haram have been fighting for dominance in northern Nigeria

* Shekau has been reported dead several times over the last decade

The leader of Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has been

seriously injured after trying to kill himself to avoid capture by rival jihadists, two intelligence sources said.

Abubakar Shekau was fighting ISIS-aligned militants from the Islamic State West Africa (ISWAP) in northern Nigeria when he was injured on Wednesday, the sources told AFP news agency today.

The fighting occurred in Borno state, where ISWAP has become the dominant force in Nigeria's more than a decade-long jihadist insurgency.

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WNU Editor: Nigerian media is saying that he is dead .... Boko Haram leader, Shekau, dead as ISWAP fighters capture Sambisa forest — Report (Premium times).

More News On Reports That Boko Haram's Leader Is Dead

Boko Haram leader tried to kill himself during clash with rivals, officials claim -- The Guardian

Nigeria's Boko Haram leader 'badly wounded': sources -- AFP

Nigeria's Boko Haram leader 'badly wounded' in clashes with rivals -- Ahram Online