Schoolgirl Abduction Puts New Spotlight on Boko Haram Leader

The abduction of nearly 300 girls from a secondary school in northeastern Nigeria has vaulted the leader of militant Islamist sect Boko Haram into the international spotlight.  Abubakar Shekau transformed the sect into a jihadist army capable of increasingly brutal attacks.   He's been portrayed as a bloodthirsty mad man and a highly intelligent, fearless leader.  And that's just according to the man himself.  Experts say there's likely truth to both...

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