President Muhammadu Buhari and his Chadian counterpart, President Idriss Deby, on Thursday in N’Djamena reaffirmed the commitment of their countries to greater cooperation in the fight against Boko Haram.
This was contained in a communiqué
issued at the end of Buhari’s one-day official visit to Chad as made available
to journalists by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam
Garba Shehu.
According to the communique, both
leaders agreed on the need to quickly make the Multi-National Joint Task Force
fully operational to effectively combat terrorism in North-East Nigeria and
“everywhere” that Boko Haram operates.
Buhari and Deby called on the
international community to provide the Lake Chad Basin Commission and
neigbouring countries with all necessary support to combat terrorism and
insurgency.
“Both Heads of State agreed that the
war on Boko Haram should be supported by emergency development initiatives in
areas affected by this insurgency group.
“This will help to overcome the harmful
effects faced by local populations,” the communiqué said.
Buhari paid tribute to the gallantry of
Chadian soldiers who have engaged in operations against Boko Haram
and condoled the families of their comrades who were killed in
action.
While in the Chadian capital, President
Buhari also held a closed-door meeting with Major-General Tukur Buratai of
Nigeria, who was recently appointed Force Commander of the MNJTF, with
headquarters in N’Djamena.
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