Boko Haram: US places N2.5bn bounty on Shekau’s head
The United States Department of State has placed a $7million bounty on the head of Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau.It read: “The United States Department of State offers a reward up to $7m for information leading to the arrest of the terrorist, Abubakar Shekau, leader of Boko Haram.”The Boko Haram leader was named a “specially designated global terrorist” on June 21, 2012, under executive order 13224.
Shekau became leader of the insurgent group in 2010, after the death of Mohammed Yusuf, its former leader.
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