Local intelligence sources said Shekau had been seriously injured this week when the ISIL-linked Islamic State in West Africa province (ISWAP) attacked his stronghold in the Sambisa forest in the northeastern state of Borno.
Ilo wareedyo sirdoonka maxalliga ah ayaa sheegay in Shekau uu si xun u dhaawacmay toddobaadkan markii kooxda isku magacawday dowladda Islaamiga ee ISIL ee Galbeedka Afrika (ISWAP) ay weerartay dhufayskiisa oo ku yaal keynta Sambisa ee gobolka waqooyi-bari ee Borno.