INTRO: Nigerian military officials have confirmed the death of one of the most senior militant leaders of the extremist Boko Haram group. Initial reports indicated the man shot dead in a skirmish in north eastern Nigeria may have been the terrorist group's leader Shekau Abubakar. But as Gary Alfonso reports, the man shot dead is one of several commanders posing as Boko Haram's leader.
IN: The dead militant ...
OUT: Alfonso, Abuja.
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