President Muhammadu Buhari has sent Mansur Dan-Ali, minister of defence, for an emergency meeting with Chadian President Idris Deby, following the recent attacks on Nigerian soldiers.
According to NAN, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, confirmed the development, but said: “I’m unaware of his mission there.’’
Dan-Ali had on Thursday briefed Buhari on the security situation across the country, especially on the Nigeria-Chad border.
The latest attack on the 157 task force battalion of the Nigerian army in Maitile, Borno, left scores of soldiers dead while some are still missing.
Some estimates put the casualty figure at over 100.
The incident occurred barely three weeks after a similar attack took place at a military base in Kukawa, Borno.
Another attack occurred in Zari, also in Borno, in September.
The Nigerian defence minister is also expected to meet with his Chadian…
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