Boko Haram Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Battle of Sambisa Forest==== {{main|Battle of Sambisa Forest (2021)}} On 20 May, Nigerian intelligence officials said that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau died after he detonated a suicide vest in order to avoid being captured during a battle with rival Islamist militants aligned with ISIS.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/20/boko-haram-leader-abubakar-shekau-nigeria-forest |title=Boko Haram leader tried to kill himself during clash with rivals, officials claim |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=20 May 2021 |access-date=2021-05-20}}</ref><ref name=shekaudead>{{Cite news|last=Parkinson|first=Drew Hinshaw and Joe|date=2021-05-21|title=Boko Haram Leader, Responsible for Chibok Schoolgirl Kidnappings, Dies|language=en-US|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/boko-haram-leader-responsible-for-chibok-schoolgirl-kidnappings-dies-11621608392|access-date=2021-05-21|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> Internal intelligence memos backing this claim were afterwards shown to the ''Wall Street Journal''.<ref name=shekaudead /> Five Nigerian officials, mediators, as well as phone calls intercepted by a West African spy agency backed the report of Shekau's death.<ref name=shekaudead /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page