Chadian President, Idriss Deby has said that Abubakar Shekau is no longer the leader of Boko Haram.
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Chadian President, Idriss Deby
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Deby made the revelation on Tuesday, August 11, 2015, while speaking to journalists during a ceremony to commemorate Chad’s 55 independence.
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Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau
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“There is someone apparently called Mahamat Daoud who is said to have replaced Abubakar Shekau and he wants to negotiate with the Nigerian government,” Deby said.
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The sect leader Abubakar Shekau, flanked by his subordinates.
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The Nigerian government recently revealed that it had been approached by members of the sect seeking a peace deal.
playPeople carry a banner with an image of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau as they protest for the release of the abducted secondary school girls in the remote village of Chibok, along a road in Lagos May 12, 2014. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST POLITICS RELIGION)
Shekau was last heard from in March 2015 when Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State