Boko Haram: Buhari, 5 Presidents meet in Chad tomorrow

President Muhammadu Buhari and five other Presidents are to meet
on Thursday in N’Djamena, the Chadian Capital over the resurgence
of Boko Haram insurgency.

Presidential Spokesperson, Femi Adesina said the meeting was
convened by President Buhari, in his capacity as Chairman of the
Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin
Commission (LCBC).

He said the one-day meeting will review the security situation
in the areas affected by Boko Haram insurgency and adopt measures
to enhance the capacity of the Multinational Joint Task Force
(MNJTF) to meet the challenges of securing the areas.

The presidents of the LCBC member countries of Chad, Cameroon,
Niger, and the Central African Republic have been invited to attend
the meeting. The President of Benin Republic, a troop-contributing
country, has also been invited to attend.

The MNJTF and the national operations of the affected countries
have appreciably degraded the capacity of the Boko Haram
terrorists, although the insurgents still retain the capacity to
attack isolated targets in desperate search for supplies.

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