The leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, may have died a traumatic death.That was the picture security forces painted at the weekend.
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From the vast forests of Sambisa, Borno State, where he was reportedly shot and sustained injuries in June during a raid on his hideout by military forces, he was said to have been taken to Mali for treatment by the Boko Haram top hierarchy.
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In Mali, Sunday Vanguard learnt that Shekau's situation soon grew worse.
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After consultations, the leadership of the Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad, which in Arabic means, "People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad", decided to move their boss to Cameroun.
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"It was in Cameroun that the situation got out of hand.
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"There, all known medical support that could be provided within acceptable underground limits was mustered. But that was where he gave up the ghost", one of the security sources said.