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  Nigeria's military oust Boko Haram from northern towns

  World | April 11, 2015 12:22 IST

  Gwoza: Nigeria's military officials boast that they have ousted Boko Haram extremists from all major towns and forest camps in a large area of northern Nigeria, but Associated Press journalists have seen evidence that the

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  Boko Haram leader killed in clashes, claims Nigerian military

  World | September 25, 2014 14:47 IST

  Abuja: Nigerian forces have killed a man claiming to be the leader of Islamist Boko Haram militants, Abubakar Shekau, the country's defence authority said on Wednesday.Mohammed Bashir, who has been acting or posing in videos