President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the minister of defence, Brigadier General Mansur Dan Ali (rtd), to the neighbouring Republic of Chad for an urgent meeting with President Idris Deby and his defence counterpart.
This is sequel to the deteriorating security situation on the Nigeria–Chad Border that has led to the increasingly devastating Boko Haram terrorist activities in the area.
Diplomatic sources that do not want to be named in Abuja said Nigeria has a Chad problem in the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) put together to secure the Lake Chad basin areas and repel Boko Haram terror attacks against all the countries adjoining the Lake.
The sources revealed that Chad is believed to be having its own internal security challenges and this has reportedly led to the country pulling out its troops manning its own border around the Lake Chad.
“That lacuna is being exploited by the Boko Haram terrorists, who go in and out of Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon to launch terrorist acts. …
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