Journalist, Ahmed Salkida, who has reported
extensively about Boko Haram, says that Abubakar
Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram is still alive.
Shekau was last heard from in March, when he
released an audio message pledging allegiance to
the Islamic State (IS) group.
in any of the sect recently released videos, fueling
speculations that he might have been killed. Also
the Chadian president, Idriss Deby fueled this
speculation on Tuesday August 11th when he said
a new leader of Boko Haram, Mahamat Daoud, has
taken over from Shekau.
