The leader of the Boko Haram group
is believed to be fatally wounded in an air strike carried out by the
Nigerian military in the country's northeast, according to official
sources.
Government planes attacked the
group inside the Sambisa forest on Friday, the Nigerian air force said
on Tuesday, adding that it had only just confirmed details of the impact
of the raid.
"Their leader, so-called 'Abubakar Shekau', is believed to be fatally
wounded on his shoulders," said the statement released by military
spokesman Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman.
Usman also said three Boko Haram commanders - Abubakar Mubi, Malam
Nuhu and Malam Hamman - were confirmed dead and several others wounded.
There was no immediate reaction from Boko Haram to the government's claims.
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