The US State Department has said the Boko Haram faction of Islamic State in West Africa Province will not get the $7 million bounty is placed on Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the extremist Islamic sect. 
The State Department in a tweet shared in the late hours of yesterday May 20, said the bounty is not meant for a group under ISIS.
The tweet read;
“News reports today indicate that Boko Haram terrorist Abubakar Shekau blew himself up in a confrontation with ISIS affiliates. Hey, ISIS guys. To clarify: no – you are not eligible for the reward for information on his identity or location. That’s not how the program works.”
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