Chadian Forces Destroy 5 Bases Of Boko Haram

Chad’s defence minister, Mahamat Aba-Ali Soilah and the Nigerian counterpart, Maj. General Bashir Magashi vowed to sustain the tempo. 

Five bases of the Boko Haram terrorists have been destroyed by Nigerian and Chadian forces, working in concert under the Multinational Joint Task Force.

Soilah promised its country’s support for the fight.

Bashir Magashi (rtd) said it was important to sustain the tempo of the current operation to retain the gain recorded by the multinational joint task force.

He said the creation of the multi-national joint task force, which also comprised Cameroon, Niger and Benin, had unleashed deadly blow on the insurgency.

“We need to seek ways to end Boko Haram and the meeting will come up with acceptable ways of ending the insurgence.

“We need new strategy to fast track the routing out of Boko Haram if we want our region to be free of terrorists,” he said.

Boko Haram in 2009 launched a bloody insurgency in Northeastern Nigeria but later spread its atrocities to neighbouring Niger, Chad and Cameroon, which prompted a military response.

The minister said despite the successes recorded in the fight against Boko Haram, Nigeria is concerned about the heightening activities of the terrorists group as suggested by recent attack on military locations.

He also raised the alarm over the spate of kidnapping, banditry and others heinous activities in the country.

He added that the Nigerian armed forces had not relented in its efforts to fight all terrorists group operation in the sub region, while commending the success recorded in individual country through multinational joint task.

Magashi said that the current security challenges ravaging the entire world over COVID-19 with far reaching socioeconomic consequences and the current security development on the restriction of movement also necessitated the meeting.

“I must also add that the meeting holding at this auspicious time and the premium our governments placed on our nation, we respectively commend the two Presidents for their determination,” he said.