Nigerian Military Confirms Killing Of Man Who Poses As Abubakar Shekau

The Nigerian military has confirmed that one Mohammed Bashir, who has been acting or posing on videos as the deceased Abubakar Shekau, the eccentric character known as the leader of the Boko Haram sect, was killed in a counter-terrorism operation in the north-east. In a statement, the spokesman for the military, Major General Chris Olukolade,…