A spokesperson for Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed to IBTimes UK that “Senegalese troops are now stationed at the borders”.
The spokesman added: “Nigeria will provide support to the Senegalese army. Troops will provide security to the President-Elect for his inauguration tomorrow.”
He also said Barrow is supposed to be sworn-in in Gambia on 19 January, but the “current plan can change at any time,” due to the unfolding crisis.
The Nigerian Air Force had on Wednesday deployed troops and fighter jets to Gambia, as part of the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) mandate to enforce the December 1, 2016 election result in Gambia.
The Air Force contingent for the Gambia operation were air lifted from the 117 Air Combat Training Group Kainji, in Niger state, to be on standby in Dakar,…
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