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Mother of the Boko Haram leader speaks out

Mrs Fatimata Abubakar: The mother of the the leader of Nigerian jihadists Shekau Abubakar. PHOTO | NIGERIAN ARCHIVE

By  Mohammed Momoh

Contributor based in Abuja, Nigeria

Nation Media Group

The mother of Nigerian militants Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has confirmed the death of her husband and father of the renegade.

Mrs Fatimata Abubakar told the Voice of America (VOA) that her husband died a few years ago, adding that she had not seen Shekau in 15 years.

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