{"id":533680,"date":"2021-05-21T13:20:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T17:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=533680"},"modified":"2021-05-21T13:20:21","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T17:20:21","slug":"us-has-not-verified-death-of-boko-haram-terrorist-leader-despite-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-has-not-verified-death-of-boko-haram-terrorist-leader-despite-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"US Has Not Verified Death Of Boko Haram Terrorist Leader, Despite Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-has-not-verified-death-of-boko-haram-terrorist-leader-despite-reports%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=533680&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Boko-Nigeria-e1474815766596.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The U.S. has yet to independently verify the death of Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Boko Haram terrorist organization, despite reports of his death surfacing on Friday.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Boko Haram is an Islamist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/foreign-terrorist-organizations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">terror<\/a> group operating in Nigeria. The Nigerian government has incorrectly reported Shekau\u2019s death <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/boko-haram-leader-responsible-for-chibok-schoolgirl-kidnappings-dies-11621608392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">at least three times<\/a> before, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), though it has not released an official statement in this instance. The U.S. is taking a cautious approach to reports of his death, with President Joe Biden\u2019s National Security Council (NSC) saying U.S. intelligence continues to monitor the situation. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/12\/03\/boko-haram-attack-borno-nigeria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: At Least 110 Killed In Attack By Extremist Group On Nigerian Farms, Report Says)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.3135888501742\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: US wary about reports of the death of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BokoHaram?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BokoHaram<\/a> leader Abubakar Shekau in NE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nigeria?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Nigeria<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States has not yet been able to independently verify these reports &amp; continues to monitor the situation\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHNSC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WHNSC<\/a> spokesperson tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VOANews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VOANews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Seldin (@jseldin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jseldin\/status\/1395781201810632709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>WSJ based its report of Shekau\u2019s death on interactions with local officials as well as intercepted communications between militants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Journal was able to review transcripts of geolocated, intercepted calls between insurgents discussing his suicide, alongside an audio message from a longtime mediator between Shekau and the government reporting him dead,\u201d WSJ wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShekau detonated a bomb and killed himself,\u201d one intercepted militant commander reportedly said.<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram is a designated terror group that has operated in Nigeria for nearly a decade, slaughtering villages in <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/04\/niger-villages-attacked-islamic-extremists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coordinated attacks<\/a> and carrying out numerous suicide bombings.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.952380952381\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At least a hundred people were killed in two villages in western Niger, Prime Minister Brigi Rafini said, following a suspected militant attack during the weekend <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8S94ch5KNc\">https:\/\/t.co\/8S94ch5KNc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z9RzlCrK4M\">pic.twitter.com\/Z9RzlCrK4M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Reuters (@Reuters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reuters\/status\/1345971974040924160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The group also infamously kidnapped nearly 300 school girls in 2014 under Shekau\u2019s leadership and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2016\/08\/15\/the-bringbackourgirls-are-getting-bombed-to-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">held them for years afterward<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. has yet to independently verify the death of Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Boko Haram terrorist organization, despite reports of his death surfacing on Friday.Boko Haram is &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312601,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Boko-Nigeria-e1474815766596.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"US Has Not Verified Death Of Boko Haram Terrorist Leader, Despite 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