Boko Haram: US places $7m bounty on Shekau
This was announced via a tweet by the U.S Department Rewards for Justice Programme on Wednesday.
Mr Shekau took over the leadership of the deadly group in 2010 following the killing of Mohammed Yusuf, its former leader. The development later generated a social media outburst campaign across the world with the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls among celebrities, activists and former US first lady Michelle Obama.
In June 2012, the United States Department of State designated Mr Shekau as a terrorist and effectively offering a reward of up to $7m for information about his location.
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