As the leader of the Jama’atu Ahlissunnah Lidda’awatiwal Jihad (‘People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet’s Teachings and Jihad’), commonly known as Boko Haram, Abubakar Mohammed Shekau has transformed the organisation from an...
moreAs the leader of the Jama’atu Ahlissunnah Lidda’awatiwal Jihad (‘People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet’s Teachings and Jihad’), commonly known as Boko Haram, Abubakar Mohammed Shekau has transformed the organisation from an initially puritanical sect to an extremely violent organisation, even exporting terrorist acts beyond Nigeria. Under Shekau’s leadership, the Boko Haram has emerged as a globally acknowledged terrorist organisation, despite speculations about his death.
