It’s a known fact that Nigeria has
been through a lot in the hands of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau. He is the leader of the insurgent group, Boko Haram which is hard driven to extinguish western education. Shekau has masterminded the killing of over 16,000 people since the massacre started in Northern Nigeria.
But Shekau is also a family man. To those who know him he is believed to have a wife and three children, although their whereabouts also remain unknown.
The young Shekau learned basic Islamic theology, embracing the more hardline Sunni Wahhabist ideology and became a local preacher before moving to the state capital of Borno state, Maiduguri, in 1990. He studied under a cleric and then attended Borno State College of Legal and Islamic Studies for higher studies on Islam.That’s why he’s also known as ‘Darul Tawheed,’ which translates to an expert in monotheism, or the oneness of Allah.
“He was an easy-going fellow who would exchange banter with people in the neighbourhood. He was popular… as a local theology student,” said Grema Kawudima, from the Mafoni area of the city, in a September 2012 interview. Another local, Butari Gwoni said Shekau married the daughter of a teacher, but his wife died in childbirth, triggering what some said was latent mental illness. He began “exhibiting signs of mental imbalance” after his wife’s death, said Gwoni.
Shekau speaks several languages fluently: Hausa, Fulani, Kanuri and Arabic. But English isn’t one of them. And his age is unknown — estimates range between 38 and 49. The U.S. State Department has Shekau’s year of birth listed as 1965, 1969 and 1975. He is said to be a loner and a master of disguise. He does not speak directly with members, opting to communicate through a few select confidants. He uses many aliases: Abu Bakr Skikwa, Imam Abu Bakr Shiku and Abu Muhammad Abu Bakr Bin Muhammad Al Shakwi Al Muslimi Bishku among them.Shekau has been on the radar of U.S. officials since he came to power in 2009. The United States put a bounty on him, offering a reward of up to $7 million for information leading to his location.
Source: DailyMail/CNN
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