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Nigeria, Chad to sustain onslaught on Boko Haram
The Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (retd), said on Thursday Nigeria and The Republic of Chad had agreed to sustain the onslaught on the Boko Haram sect after the group’s operational bases in both countries were destroyed by troops.
Magashi, who stated this at the bilateral meeting of ministers of defence of the two countries in Abuja, stressed that it was imperative to sustain the current tempo of operation against the jihadists.
According to him, the creation of the multinational joint task force by the two countries had unleashed deadly blow on the insurgents.
Magashi said: “We need to seek ways to end Boko Haram insurgency and the meeting will come up with acceptable ways of ending the insurgence.
“We need new strategy to fast track the rooting out of Boko Haram if we want our region to be free of terrorists.”
The minister said Nigeria was concerned about the heightening activities of the terrorists as suggested by a recent attack on military locations in many parts of the country.
He also raised the alarm over the spate of kidnapping, banditry and others heinous activities in the country.
He added that the Nigerian military had not relented in its efforts to fight all terror group operations in the sub-region and commended the troops for the success recorded in the individual country through the multinational joint task force.
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“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 added.
The Chadian Minister of Defence, Mahamat Aba-Ali Soilah, promised his country’s support for the fight against the insurgents, adding that the government of Chad would sustain the tempo of operation against the terrorists.
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