Shekau Is Alive And Well - Boko Haram Negotiator

Borno-born journalist said to be a close ally of Boko Haram, Ahmad Salkida, has dismissed the reported killing of a top leader of the outlawed Islamist sect.

Writing on Twitter, Salkida, who is widely reported to have had access to the late Boko Haram founder, Mohammed Yusuf claimed that Shekau, who he had discussions with recently during a failed attempt to negotiate an end to the continued incarceration of the Chibok girls was not the one being portrayed in a picture circulating online.