Nigerian Major General Tukur Yusuf Buratai has been appointed the Force Commander of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), according to a statement by Chris Olukolade, director, Defence Information.
He has assumed duties at the new Headquarters in N’Djamena, the Capital of Chad Republic.
The reorganised MNJTF arrangement is in line with the decisions of member countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) which include Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroun, with Benin Republic as a honorary member.
The arrangement has the backing of partners in the fight against Boko Haram namely; France, the UK and the USA.
The MNJTF has …Read More
Source:: New Mail
