Editing Abubakar Shekau (section)

{{Villain_Infobox
|image = Abubakar_Shekau.jpg
|fullname = Abu Mohammed Abubakar bin Mohammad al-Sheikawi 
|alias = Darul Akeem wa Zamunda Tawheed<br>Darul Tawheed
|origin = Shekau, Yobe State, Nigeria
|occupation = Emir of [[Boko Haram]] (2009 - 2021)
|type of villain = Delusional Terrorist
|goals = Establish a jihadist state in West Africa (failed)<br>Reclaim leadership of Boko Haram (failed)
|crimes = [[Terrorism]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Persecution of Christians]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]
|hobby = }}{{Quote|The battle is just beginning.|Abubakar Shekau}}'''Abubakar Shekau''', also known by his alias '''Darul Tawheed''',(born 1965, 1969 or 1975 – 19 May 2021) was a Kanuri man known as the leader of [[Boko Haram]], a Nigerian [[Militant Islam|militant Islamist]] group that has declared loyalty to the [[The Islamic State|Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIS). He served as deputy leader to the group's founder, [[Mohammed Yusuf]], until Yusuf was executed in 2009.

Nigerian authorities believed that Shekau was killed in 2009 during clashes between security forces and Boko Haram until July 2010, when Shekau appeared in a video claiming leadership of the group. He has subsequently been reported dead with regularity, and is thought to use body doubles. In March 2015, Shekau pledged allegiance to ISIL leader [[Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]]. Shekau was not a Salafi. He has been described as possessing a photographic memory.