![FILE - In this file image taken from video released Friday Oct. 31, 2014, by Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, centre, the leader of Nigeria's Islamic extremist group, surrounded by his fighters. Nigeria-based Boko Haram extremists have killed more than 380 people in the Lake Chad region since April, a major resurgence of attacks that has resulted in double the casualties compared to the five months before April, Amnesty International said Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Boko Haram,File)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LVX732643WAHEU7BODK5HEVA64.jpg?smart=true&auth=bd83196dd1c55c43e0fcbdf981e05844ee69612f21bc58d61ae34f00180778ca&width=400&height=225)
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is seen surrounded by his fighters in this still from a video released by the group on October 31, 2014. AP
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is seen surrounded by his fighters in this still from a video released by the group on October 31, 2014. AP
ISIS affiliate releases video of Nigerian aid workers begging for their lives
IS West Africa Province has murdered kidnapped humanitarian workers before
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25 July, 2019